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Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924. |
Part Two: Nature XXI |
| AN AWFUL tempest mashed the air, | |
| The clouds were gaunt and few; | |
| A black, as of a spectre’s cloak, | |
| Hid heaven and earth from view. | |
| The creatures chuckled on the roofs | 5 |
| And whistled in the air, | |
| And shook their fists and gnashed their teeth, | |
| And swung their frenzied hair. | |
| The morning lit, the birds arose; | |
| The monster’s faded eyes | 10 |
| Turned slowly to his native coast, | |
| And peace was Paradise! |
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