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'Tis true—They shut me in the Cold
'Tis true—They shut me in the Cold
538
'Tis true—They shut me in the Cold—
But then—Themselves were warm
And could not know the f…
To die
To die
To die--takes just a little while--
They say it doesn't hurt-It's
only fainter--by degrees--
And then--it's out of sight--
'Tis so much joy! 'Tis so much joy!
'Tis so much joy! 'Tis so much joy!
172
'Tis so much joy! 'Tis so much joy!
If I should fail, what poverty!
And yet, as poor as I…
'Tis Opposites-entice
'Tis Opposites-entice
355
'Tis Opposites-entice-
Deformed Men-ponder Grace-
Bright fires-the Blanketless-
The Lost-Day's fac…
'Tis not that Dying hurts us so
'Tis not that Dying hurts us so
335
'Tis not that Dying hurts us so'
Tis Living-hurts us more-
But Dying-is a different way-
…
'Tis good-the looking back on Grief
'Tis good-the looking back on Grief
660
'Tis good-the looking back on Grief-
To re-endure a Day-
We thought the Mighty Funeral-
Till Death—is narrow Loving
Till Death—is narrow Loving
907
Till Death—is narrow Loving—
The scantest Heart extant
Will hold you till your privilege
…
'Tis Anguish grander than Delight
'Tis Anguish grander than Delight
984
'Tis Anguish grander than Delight
'Tis Resurrection Pain-
The meeting Bands of smitten Face …
Through lane it lay—through bramble
Through lane it lay—through bramble
9
Through lane it lay—through bramble—
Through clearing and through wood—
Banditti often pass…
Through the strait pass of suffering
Through the strait pass of suffering
792
Through the strait pass of suffering-
The Martyrs-even-trod.
Their feet-upon Temptations-…
Tho' my destiny be Fustian
Tho' my destiny be Fustian
163
Tho' my destiny be Fustian-
Hers be damask fine-
Tho' she wear a silver apron-
I, a less divi…
Those who have been in the Grave the longest
Those who have been in the Grave the longest
922
Those who have been in the Grave the longest-
Those who begin Today-
Equally peris…
This was in the White of the Year
This was in the White of the Year
995
This was in the White of the YearThat-
was in the Green-
Drifts were as difficult then to thi…
This-is the land-the Sunset washes
This-is the land-the Sunset washes
266
This-is the land-the Sunset washesThese-
are the Banks of the Yellow Sea-
Where it rose-or w…
This Merit hath the worst
This Merit hath the worst
979
This Merit hath the worst-
It cannot be again-
When Fate hath taunted last
And thrown Her fur…
This that would greet-an hour ago
This that would greet-an hour ago
778
This that would greet-an hour ago-
Is quaintest Distance-now-
Had it a Guest from Paradise-
This heart that broke so long
This heart that broke so long
145
This heart that broke so long-
These feet that never flagged-
This faith that watched for star in…
This is my letter to the world,
This is my letter to the world,
This is my letter to the world,
That never wrote to me,--
The simple news that Nature told,
With t…
This Consciousness that is aware
This Consciousness that is aware
822
This Consciousness that is aware
Of Neighbors and the Sun
Will be the one aware of Death
This Bauble was preferred of Bees
This Bauble was preferred of Bees
805
This Bauble was preferred of Bees-
By Butterflies admired
At Heavenly-Hopeless Distances-
They put Us far apart
They put Us far apart
474
They put Us far apart-
As separate as Sea
And Her unsown Peninsula-
We signified "These see"-
They Shut Me Up in Prose
They Shut Me Up in Prose
They shut me up in Prose --
As when a little Girl
They put me in the Closet --
Because they liked me "still" --
They dropped like flakes
They dropped like flakes
They dropped like flakes, they dropped like stars,
Like petals from a rose,
When suddenly across the lune
A wind…
'They Have Not Chosen Me,' He Said
'They Have Not Chosen Me,' He Said
'They have not chosen me,' he said,
'But I have chosen them!'
Brave—Broken hearted statement—
Uttered …