I dwell in Possibility
A fairer House than Prose
More numerous of Windows
Superior — for Doors
Of Chambers as the Cedars
Impregnable of Eye
And for an Everlasting Roof
The Gambrels of the Sky
Of Visitors — the fairest
For Occupation — This
The spreading wide of narrow Hands
To gather Paradise
~Emily Dickinson~
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Beautiful! I adore the line — “I dwell in possibility.” That, is making its way onto another one of my homemade “well-being” cards. I admit, I was caught in present day concerns yesterday when one of my cats suddenly took very ill. Human, this, I am. And yet, I am always willing to become more than my fears. Emily Dickinson inspires me today and with gratitude, I write further:
Of all the things to dwell in,
why not — Possibility?
Beyond dwelling in “what is”,
past fears and trepidations,
distant from mundane worries,
clear of disquieting uncertainty,
lies the unbounded opportunity:
“to dwell in Possibility …
and gather Paradise.”