ALTER? When the hills do.
Falter? When the sun
Question if his glory
Be the perfect one.
Surfeit? When the daffodil
Doth of the dew:
Even as herself, O friend!
I will of you!
Alter? When the hills do
Summary
"Alter? When the hills do" is a short poem by Emily Dickinson that answers a lover's doubt with a vow of constancy. The speaker measures her devotion against hills, the sun and the daffodil, asking when such steady things ever change. In just two stanzas, the poem sets quiet certainty against the fear of fading love. Read it online and notice how nature becomes the speaker's proof of loyalty.
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