Parting is all we know of heaven,
And all we need of hell.
(The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson)
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At leisure is the SoulThat gets a Staggering Blow --
The Width of Life -- before it spreads
Without a thing to do --
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Fame is a bee It has a song- It has a sting- Ah, too, it has a wing.
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Please God, might I behold him
In epauletted white --
I should not fear the foe then --
I should not fear the fight!
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How far is it to Heaven?
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From such a common ball as this
Might date a Victory!
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It has no Future -- but itself --
Its Infinite contain
Its Past -- enlightened to perceive
New Periods -- of Pain.
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