A Wife -- at daybreak I shall be - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - A Wife -- at daybreak I shall be

A Wife -- at daybreak I shall be --
Sunrise -- Hast thou a Flag for me?
At Midnight, I am but a Maid,
How short it takes to make a Bride --
Then -- Midnight, I have passed from thee
Unto the East, and Victory --

Midnight -- Good Night! I hear them call,
The Angels bustle in the Hall --
Softly my Future climbs the Stair,
I fumble at my Childhood's prayer
So soon to be a Child no more --
Eternity, I'm coming -- Sire,
Savior -- I've seen the face -- before!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 461. A Wife -- at daybreak I shall be Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-05-22 09:56:30 Poem of the Day: Mar 30 2004 Viewed 8828 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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