Poetry Friday: I Many Times Thought Peace Had Come

I used this Emily Dickinson poem in After Miscarriage because it captures the ebb and flow of grief for me -- the uphill climb, the slide backward, the ongoing search for hope.

There are fictitious shores, yes -- but the Harbor is out there, waiting.

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I many times thought Peace had come
When Peace was far away—
As Wrecked Men—deem they sight the Land—
At Centre of the Sea—

And struggle slacker—but to prove
As hopelessly as I—
How many the fictitious Shores—
Before the Harbor be—

~~ Emily Dickinson

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The round up today is at Live Your Poem.