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Emily Dickinson · Poems

Poem 410 of 446 · Third Series: Time and Eternity

Poem 23

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The grave my little cottage is,
Where, keeping house for thee,
I make my parlor orderly,
And lay the marble tea,

For two divided, briefly,
A cycle, it may be,
Till everlasting life unite
In strong society.

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