I had no time to hate, because...
by Emily Dickinson
I had no time to hate, because
The grave would hinder me,
And life was not so ample I
Could finish enmity.
Nor had I time to love; but since
Some industry must be,
The little toil of love, I thought,
Was large enough for me.
Source:
PoemsCopyright 1890
Little, Brown, And Company, Boston