416. Surrender by Emily Dickinson
E Dickinson read by Classic Poetry Aloud: Giving voice to the poetry of the past.\nwww.classicpoetryaloud.com\n\n--------------------------------------------\n\nSurrender\nby Emily Dickinson (1830 \u2013 1886)\n\nDoubt me, my dim companion!\nWhy, God would be content \nWith but a fraction of the love\nPoured thee without a stint.\n\nThe whole of me, forever,\nWhat more the woman can, --\nSay quick, that I may dower thee\nWith last delight I own! \n\nIt cannot be my spirit,\nFor that was thine before;\nI ceded all of dust I knew, --\nWhat opulence the more\n\nHad I, a humble maiden,\nWhose farthest of degree\nWas that she might,\nSome distant heaven,\nDwell timidly with thee!\n\n\nFirst aired: 11 February 2008\n\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\n\nReading \xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2009