DAWN. When night is almost done, And sunrise grows so near That we can touch the spaces, It ’s time to smooth the hair And get the dimples ready, And wonder we could care For that old world, but where?
Emily Dickinson
Dawn, Morning, Time, Change, Hope, Nature
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More Emily Dickinson Quotes
“Faith slips – and laughs, and rallies.” Emily Dickinson
Faith’s slip, Laughing faith, Rallying belief, Faith’s test, Spiritual resilience, Belief’s strength
Emily Dickinson Faith’s slip, Laughing faith, Rallying belief, Faith’s test, Spiritual resilience, Belief’s strength“We outgrow love like other things and put it in a drawer, till it an antique fashion shows like costumes grandsires wore.” Emily Dickinson
Love, Change, Time, Memory, Growth, Nostalgia
Emily Dickinson Love, Change, Time, Memory, Growth, Nostalgia“One need not be a chamber to be haunted; One need not be a house; The brain has corridors surpassing Material place.” Emily Dickinson
Haunted, Brain, Mind, Imagination, Reality, Space
Emily Dickinson Haunted, Brain, Mind, Imagination, Reality, Space“I do not know the man so bold He dare in lonely Place That awful stranger Consciousness Deliberately face-.” Emily Dickinson
Courage, Consciousness, Self, Fear, Isolation, Strength
Emily Dickinson Courage, Consciousness, Self, Fear, Isolation, Strength“Those who have not found the heaven below, will fail of it above.” Emily Dickinson
Heaven, Faith, Life, Aspiration, Spirituality, Belief
Emily Dickinson Heaven, Faith, Life, Aspiration, Spirituality, Belief“Ah, brig, good-night To crew and you; The ocean’s heart too smooth, too blue, To break for you.” Emily Dickinson
Ocean Night, Smooth Sea, Ocean’s Heart, Calm Waters, Goodbye, Peace
Emily Dickinson Ocean Night, Smooth Sea, Ocean’s Heart, Calm Waters, Goodbye, Peace“When I lost the use of my Eyes it was a comfort to think there were so few real books that I could easily find some one to read me all of them.” Emily Dickinson
Books, Reading, Knowledge, Eyesight, Comfort, Loss
Emily Dickinson Books, Reading, Knowledge, Eyesight, Comfort, Loss“I meant to have but modest needs, Such as content, and heaven.” Emily Dickinson
Contentment, Modesty, Desire, Simplicity, Heaven, Fulfillment
Emily Dickinson Contentment, Modesty, Desire, Simplicity, Heaven, Fulfillment“There’s a certain slant of light, On winter afternoons, That oppresses, like the weight Of cathedral tunes.” Emily Dickinson
Winter Light, Afternoon Melancholy, Oppressive Mood, Light, Nature, Cathedral
Emily Dickinson Winter Light, Afternoon Melancholy, Oppressive Mood, Light, Nature, Cathedral“You ask of my companions. Hills, sir, and the sundown, and a dog as large as myself.” Emily Dickinson
Solitary Companions, Nature, Friendship, Solitude, Dog, Hills
Emily Dickinson Solitary Companions, Nature, Friendship, Solitude, Dog, Hills“Luck is not chance, it's toil; fortune's expensive smile is earned.” Emily Dickinson
Earned Fortune, Lucky Toil, Smiling Luck, Fortune, Luck, Hardwork
Emily Dickinson Earned Fortune, Lucky Toil, Smiling Luck, Fortune, Luck, Hardwork“Beauty is not caused, it is; Chase it and it ceases, Chase it not and it abides...” Emily Dickinson
Beauty, Nature, Simplicity, Essence, Pursuit, Timeless
Emily Dickinson Beauty, Nature, Simplicity, Essence, Pursuit, Timeless“The power to console is not within corporeal reach – though its attempt is precious.” Emily Dickinson
Power Consolation, Corporeal Reach, Emotional Support, Love, Empathy, Healing
Emily Dickinson Power Consolation, Corporeal Reach, Emotional Support, Love, Empathy, Healing“Nature is what we know – Yet have not art to say – So impotent our wisdom is To her simplicity.” Emily Dickinson
Nature, Simplicity, Wisdom, Silence, Art, Understanding
Emily Dickinson Nature, Simplicity, Wisdom, Silence, Art, Understanding“Life is but life, and death but death! Bliss is but bliss, and breath but breath!” Emily Dickinson
Life and death, Breath’s meaning, Life’s essence, Death’s truth, Blissful living, Simple existence
Emily Dickinson Life and death, Breath’s meaning, Life’s essence, Death’s truth, Blissful living, Simple existence“Belshazzar had a letter, – He never had but one; Belshazzar’s correspondence Concluded and begun In that immortal copy The conscience of us all Can read without its glasses On revelation’s wall.” Emily Dickinson
Letter, Belshazzar, Conscience, Revelation, History, Immortality
Emily Dickinson Letter, Belshazzar, Conscience, Revelation, History, Immortality“Earth is a merry damsel, and heaven a knight so true.” Emily Dickinson
Earth, Heaven, Love, Joy, Divine Love, Nature
Emily Dickinson Earth, Heaven, Love, Joy, Divine Love, Nature“LOOK back on time with kindly eyes, He doubtless did his best; How softly sinks his trembling sun In human nature’s west!” Emily Dickinson
Time, Reflection, Kindness, Life’s Journey, Human Nature, Perspective
Emily Dickinson Time, Reflection, Kindness, Life’s Journey, Human Nature, Perspective