867 <br /> <br />Escaping backward to perceive <br />The Sea upon our place— <br />Escaping forward, to confront <br />His glittering Embrace— <br /> <br />Retreating up, a Billow's height <br />Retreating blinded down <br />Our undermining feet to meet <br />Instructs to the Divine.<br /><br />Emily Dickinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/escaping-backward-to-perceive/
