Inextricably Intertwined
A poem about glorious longing by ED 6/6/22
I can already hear your heart
Reflected in the beating of mine
Though we are still separate, apart
Our beings are inextricably intertwined
You must know how I adore you, dear
I’ve dreamt of you so long
How I pray to ward off fear
Of undoing your melody’s song
What great joy do your thoughts beget
To light up my weary being
How you make me my pains forget
When the future is all I’m seeing
My tears of sorrow water the fields
Of sunflowers in full bloom
You turn them from weapons into shields
From needles to pillowy plumes
I will rock you to sleep by night
Sing you to sleep by day
No worries shall you fight
As I take them all away
Carefully I’ll lay them down
At the foot of the throne
Change your rags for a gown
In the place where your name is known
My darling, how precious art thou
Or rather the idea of you in my head
How I long to see you now
I, your mother, unpregnant and yet unwed.
About the Creator
Emily Dickerson
Hopeful and young, full of love. From my heart high praises are sung. For this reason I am here: to love and serve and bring all souls near. <3
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