The Poems of Emily Dickinson, Variorum Edition, Franklin, 1998
Emily Dickinson Archive
What would I give to see his face?I'd give - I'd give my life - of course - But that is not enough! Stop just a minute - let me think! I'd give my biggest Bobolink!That makes two - Him - and Life!You know who "June" is - I'd give her - Roses a day from Zinzebar - And Lily tubes - like wells -Bees - by the furlong - Straits of Blue - Navies of Butterflies - sailed thro' - And dappled Cowslip Dells - Then I have "shares" in Primrose "Banks" -Daffodil Dowries - spicy "stocks" - Dominions - broad as Dew - Bags of Doubloons - adventurous Bees Brought me - from firmamental seas -And Purple - from Peru -Now - have I bought it - "Shylock"? Say! Sign me the Bond! "I vow to pay To Her - who pledges this -One hour - of her Sovreign's face"! Extatic Contract! Niggard Grace! My Kingdom's worth of Bliss!