The longest day that God appoints
Will finish with the sun.
Anguish can travel to its stake,
And then it must return.

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem The longest day that God appoints

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  1. jessica says:

    this is a short poem and kinda hard to understand but i think i get she is telling us how she thinks jesus will come again and i like her way of putting it.

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