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Emily Dickinson - A throe upon the features

A throe upon the features --
A hurry in the breath --
An ecstasy of parting
Denominated "Death" --

An anguish at the mention
Which when to patience grown,
I've known permission given
To rejoin its own.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 71. A throe upon the features
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955

Comment 1 of 1, added on May 7th, 2007 at 1:28 PM.

This poem is my favorite! i love the deep stanzas... it shows how much she loves the world

Christa from Cuba

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