Longing is like the Seed 1
That wrestles in the Ground,
Believing if it intercede
It shall at length be found.
The Hour, and the Clime－5
Each Circumstance unknown,
What Constancy must be achieved
Before it see the Sun!
That wrestles in the Ground,
Believing if it intercede
It shall at length be found.
The Hour, and the Clime－5
Each Circumstance unknown,
What Constancy must be achieved
Before it see the Sun!
(F.1298/J.1255)
[1] Longing:: the desire of having a child, creation. Seed:: the origin of some new idea.
[2] Ground:: point of view, existing basis.
[3] it intercede:: for the longing to come between the seed and ground.
[4] be found:: Dickinson's poems to be discovered by the world. at length:: finally.
[5] Hour, Clime:: the right moment and environment.
[7] Constancy:: she never stopped writing.
[8] it:: her creation. see the Sun:: to get the glory.