Emily Dickinson

A Death blow is a Life blow to Some

A Death blow is a Life blow to SomeWho till they died, did not alive become—Who had they lived, had…

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A darting fear—a pomp—a tear

A darting fear—a pomp—a tear—A waking on a mornTo find that what one waked for,Inhales the different dawn.

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A Cloud withdrew from the Sky

A Cloud withdrew from the SkySuperior Glory beBut that Cloud and its AuxiliariesAre forever lost to meHad I but further…

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A Charm invests a face

A Charm invests a faceImperfectly beheld—The Lady date not lift her VeilFor fear it be dispelled—But peers beyond her mesh—And…

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A Book

There is no frigate like a bookTo take us lands away,Nor any coursers like a pageOf prancing poetry.This traverse may…

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‘Twould ease—a Butterfly

'Twould ease—a Butterfly—Elate—a Bee—Thou'rt neither—Neither—thy capacity—But, Blossom, were I,I would rather beThy momentThan a Bee's Eternity—Content of fadingIs enough for…

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‘Twas the old—road—through pain

'Twas the old—road—through pain—That unfrequented—one—With many a turn—and thorn—That stops—at Heaven—This—was the Town—she passed—There—where she—rested—last—Then—stepped more fast—The little tracks—close prest—Then—not…

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‘Twas like a Maelstrom, with a notch

'Twas like a Maelstrom, with a notch,That nearer, every Day,Kept narrowing its boiling WheelUntil the AgonyToyed coolly with the final…

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‘Twas awkward, but it fitted me

'Twas awkward, but it fitted me—An Ancient fashioned Heart—Its only lore—its Steadfastness—In Change—unerudite—It only moved as do the Suns—For merit…

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‘Tis true—They shut me in the Cold

'Tis true—They shut me in the Cold—But then—Themselves were warmAnd could not know the feeling 'twas—Forget it—Lord—of Them—Let not my…

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