Escaping backward to perceive
The Sea upon our place --
Escaping forward, to confront
His glittering Embrace --
Retreating up, a Billow's height
Retreating blinded down
Our undermining feet to meet
Instructs to the Divine.
Escaping backward to perceive
The Sea upon our place --
Escaping forward, to confront
His glittering Embrace --
Retreating up, a Billow's height
Retreating blinded down
Our undermining feet to meet
Instructs to the Divine.
© Emily Dickinson