To see her is a Picture

POSTED IN classic poetry July 13, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To see her is a Picture

To see her is a Picture –
To hear her is a Tune –
To know her an Intemperance
As innocent as June –
To know her not – Affliction –
To own her for a Friend
A warmth as near as if the Sun
Were shining in your Hand –

 

 

Emily Dickinson