A Door just opened on a street --
I -- lost -- was passing by --
An instant's Width of Warmth disclosed --
And Wealth -- and Company.

The Door as instant shut -- And I --
I -- lost -- was passing by --
Lost doubly -- but by contrast -- most --
Informing -- misery --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 953. A Door just opened on a street --
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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