The Moon is distant from the Sea

Read 'The Moon is distant from the Sea' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

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 --

He never misses a Degree --
Obedient to Her Eye
He comes just so far -- toward the Town --
Just so far -- goes away --

Oh, Signor, Thine, the Amber Hand --
And mine -- the distant Sea --
Obedient to the least command
Thine eye impose on me --

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