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Wild Nights—Wild Nights!

by Emily Dickinson, 1891

Wild Nights – Wild Nights!
Were I with thee
Wild Nights should be
Our luxury!
Futile – the winds –
To a heart in port –
Done with the compass –
Done with the chart!
Rowing in Eden –
Ah, the sea!
Might I moor – Tonight –
In thee!

Published in Poems by Emily Dickinson: Second Series
Tags: love

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