“The moon is distant from the sea” by Emily Dickinson

"The Moon is distant from the Sea—And yet, with Amber Hands—She leads Him—docile as a Boy—Along appointed Sands—"

Dickinson describes her own personal relationship between her and a man that she once loved by comparing their affiliation to the distant sea and the moon. Herself the distant sea, and her lover the moon. Simply written, Dickinson writes with hidden complexity expressing the love she shared. As they both fall in love, she tries to keep their relationship well and alive and tries to lead them to everlasting happiness. While the moon stays distant and away from her for all of her life, they are forever attached as long as the moon shines upon the sea.