Though the great Waters sleep,
Though the great Waters sleep, That they are still the Deep, We cannot doubt -- No vacillating God Ignited this Abode To put it out --
Emily Dickinson
Though the great Waters sleep, That they are still the Deep, We cannot doubt -- No vacillating God Ignited this Abode To put it out --
A calm sea can look harmless, even lazy, but Dickinson wants you to remember that its quiet surface hides an immense, unshaken depth. That’s her starting point: we don’t doubt the ocean’s power just because it’s taking a nap.
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