De Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924.

Part Three: Love

VII


I HIDE myself within my flower,
That wearing on your breast,
You, unsuspecting, wear me too—
And angels know the rest.

I hide myself within my flower, 5
That, fading from your vase,
You, unsuspecting, feel for me
Almost a loneliness.