Monday, November 12, 2018

On a Columnar Self





"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live."   — Goethe 




On a Columnar Self—
How ample to rely
In Tumult—or Extremity—
How good the Certainty

That Lever cannot pry—
And Wedge cannot divide
Conviction—That Granitic Base—
Though None be on our Side—

Suffice Us—for a Crowd—
Ourself—and Rectitude—
And that Assembly—not far off
From furthest Spirit—God—




      — Emily Dickinson