643 <br /> <br />I could suffice for Him, I knew— <br />He—could suffice for Me— <br />Yet Hesitating Fractions—Both <br />Surveyed Infinity— <br /> <br />"Would I be Whole" He sudden broached— <br />My syllable rebelled— <br />'Twas face to face with Nature—forced— <br />'Twas face to face with God— <br /> <br />Withdrew the Sun—to Other Wests— <br />Withdrew the furthest Star <br />Before Decision—stooped to speech— <br />And then—be audibler <br /> <br />The Answer of the Sea unto <br />The Motion of the Moon— <br />Herself adjust Her Tides—unto— <br />Could I—do else—with Mine?<br /><br />Emily Dickinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-could-suffice-for-him-i-knew/
