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We never know how high we are (1176)
by Emily Dickinson

We never know how high we are Till we are called to rise; And then, if we are true to plan, Our statures touch the skies— The Heroism we recite Would be a daily thing, Did not ourselves the Cubits warp For fear to be a King—

This poem appeared in Poem-A-Day on April 20, 2013. Browse the Poem-A-Day archive.

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