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Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924. |
Part Five: The Single Hound CXXXVII |
| JUST so, Jesus raps—He does not weary— | |
| Last at the knocker and first at the bell, | |
| Then on divinest tiptoe standing | |
| Might He out-spy the lady’s soul. | |
| When He retires, chilled and weary— | 5 |
| It will be ample time for me; | |
| Patient, upon the steps, until then— | |
| Heart, I am knocking low at Thee! |
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