Without this — there is —

Without this — there is  —
All other Riches be
As is the Twitter of a Bird —
Heard opposite the Sea —

I could not care — to gain
A lesser than the Whole —
For did not this include themself —
As Seams — include the Ball?

I wished a way might be
My Heart to subdivide —
‘Twould magnify — the Gratitude —
And not reduce — the Gold —

Emily Dickinson

Spice

There is no value without this —
All other Riches be
As the Twitter of a Bird is —
Heard opposite the Sea —

I could not care to gain
A lesser than the Whole —
For this did not include them —
As Seams include the Ball.

I wished there might be a way
To subdivide my heart —
It would magnify the Gratitude —
And not reduce the Gold —