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Poem by Emily Elizabeth Dickinson


Rouge et Noir


Soul, wilt thou toss again?
By just such a hazard
Hundreds have lost, indeed,
But tens have won an all.

Angels' breathless ballot
Lingers to record thee;
Imps in eager caucus
Raffle for my soul.



Emily Elizabeth Dickinson


Emily Elizabeth Dickinson's other poems:
  1. The Riddle We Can Guess
  2. Playmates
  3. Resurgam
  4. The Martyrs
  5. Sight


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