The Brain — is wider than the Sky
by Emily Dickinson
The Brain — is wider than the Sky is Emily Dickinson's astonishing philosophical poem arguing that the human mind is vaster than the sky, deeper than the sea, and equal in weight to God. "The Brain is just the weight of God — / For — Heft them — Pound for Pound —"
The Brain — is wider than the Sky — For — put them side by side — The one the other will contain With ease — and you — beside — The Brain is deeper than the sea — For — hold them — Blue to Blue — The one the other will absorb — As Sponges — Buckets — do — The Brain is just the weight of God — For — Heft them — Pound for Pound — And they will differ — if they do — As Syllable from Sound —