Too scanty 'twas to die for you,
The merest Greek could that.
The living, Sweet, is costlier --
I offer even that --
The Dying, is a trifle, past,
But living, this include
The dying multifold -- without
The Respite to be dead.
Too scanty 'twas to die for you,
written byEmily Dickinson
© Emily Dickinson
