Poem A Day

Classic poem

I thought that nature was enough

by Emily Dickinson

I thought that nature was enough

Till Human nature came

But that the other did absorb

As Parallax a Flame --

Of Human nature just aware

There added the Divine

Brief struggle for capacity

The power to contain

Is always as the contents

But give a Giant room

And you will lodge a Giant

And not a smaller man

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About this poem

First line
I thought that nature was enough
Poet
Emily Dickinson
Themes
faith, war, identity, choice

Poem A Day

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