Emily Dickinson — This World is not Conclusion

501 This World is not Conclusion A Species stands beyond - Invisible, as Music - But positive, as Sound - It beckons, and it baffles - Philosophy—don't know And through a Riddle, at the last - Sagacity, must go - To guess it, puzzles scholars - To gain it, Men have borne Contempt of Generations And Crucifixion, shown Faith slips—and laughs, and rallies - Blushes, if any see - Plucks at a twig of Evidence - And asks a Vane, the way - Much Gesture, from the Pulpit - Strong Hallelujahs roll - Narcotics cannot still the Tooth That nibbles at the soul -