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What I see not, I better see —

What I see not, I better see —
Through Faith — my Hazel Eye
Has periods of shutting — …
What if I say I shall not wait!

What if I say I shall not wait!
What if I burst the fleshly Gate —
And pass escaped — to thee! …

Emily Dickinson
What mystery pervades a well!

What mystery pervades a well!
That water lives so far —
A neighbor from another world …

Emily Dickinson
What shall I do — it whimpers so —

What shall I do — it whimpers so —
This little Hound within the Heart
All day and night with bark and start — …
What Soft — Cherubic Creatures —

What Soft — Cherubic Creatures —
These Gentlewomen are —
One would as soon assault a Plush — …

Emily Dickinson
What tenements of clover

What tenements of clover
Are fitting for the bee,
What edifices azure …

Emily Dickinson
What Twigs We held by —

What Twigs We held by —
Oh the View
When Life's swift River striven through …
What we see we know somewhat

What we see we know somewhat
Be it but a little —
What we don't surmise we do …
What would I give to see his face?

What would I give to see his face?
I'd give — I'd give my life — of course —
But that is not enough! …

Emily Dickinson
Whatever it is — she has tried it —

Whatever it is — she has tried it —
Awful Father of Love —
Is not Ours the chastising — …
When a Lover is a Beggar

When a Lover is a Beggar
Abject is his Knee —
When a Lover is an Owner …
When a Man has Married a Wife

* * * [2]
When a Man has Married a Wife
he finds out whether …

William Blake
When Etna basks and purrs

When Etna basks and purrs
Naples is more afraid
Than when she show her Garnet Tooth — …

Emily Dickinson
When I hoped I feared —

When I hoped I feared —
Since I hoped I dared
Everywhere alone …

Emily Dickinson
When I hoped, I recollect

When I hoped, I recollect
Just the place I stood —
At a Window facing West — …

Emily Dickinson
When I was small, a Woman died —

When I was small, a Woman died —
Today — her Only Boy
Went up from the Potomac — …

Emily Dickinson
When Katie walks, this simple pair accompany her side,

When Katie walks, this simple pair accompany her side,
When Katie runs unwearied they follow on the road,
When Katie kneels, their loving hands still clasp her pious knee — …
When Klopstock England defied

If Blake could do this when he rose up from shite
What might he not do if he sat down to write[4]

William Blake
When Memory is full

When Memory is full
Put on the perfect Lid —
This Morning's finest syllable …
When Night is almost done —

When Night is almost done —
And Sunrise grows so near
That we can touch the Spaces — …

Emily Dickinson