560 <br /> <br />It knew no lapse, nor Diminuation— <br />But large—serene— <br />Burned on—until through Dissolution— <br />It failed from Men— <br /> <br />I could not deem these Planetary forces <br />Annulled— <br />But suffered an Exchange of Territory— <br />Or World—<br /><br />Emily Dickinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/it-knew-no-lapse-nor-diminuation/
