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Through the strait pass of suffering –
The Martyrs – even – trod.
Their feet – upon Temptation –
Their faces – upon God –

A stately – shriven – Company –
Convulsion – playing round –
Harmless – as streaks of Meteor –
Upon a Planet’s Bond –

Their faith – the everlasting troth –
Their Expectation – fair –
The Needle – to the North Degree –
Wades – so – thro’ polar Air!

 

Author: Emily Dickinson (written 1863)
Posted: January 12, 2023
Image source: Post of Seychelles, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons