Longing is like the Seed

Read 'Longing is like the Seed' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

Longing is like the Seed by Emily Dickinson

 Longing is like the Seed
That wrestles in the Ground,
Believing if it intercede
It shall at length be found.

The Hour, and the Clime --
Each Circumstance unknown,
What Constancy must be achieved
Before it see the Sun!

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