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''The distance that the dead have gone
Does not at first appear—
Their coming back seems possible
For many an ardent year.''
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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. The Complete Poems, no. 1742 (1955).
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''I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,''
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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. I felt a Funeral, in my Brain (l. 1).
CP-Di. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed....
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''I like a look of Agony,
Because I know it's true—
Men do not sham Convulsion,
Nor simulate, a Throe—''
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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. The Complete Poems, no. 241 (1955).
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''A Service, like a Drum—
Kept beating—beating—till I thought
My Mind was going numb—''
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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. I felt a Funeral, in my Brain (l. 6-8).
CP-Di. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, e...
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''Remorse—is Memory—awake—
Her Parties all astir—
A Presence of Departed Acts—
At window—and at Door—''
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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. The Complete Poems, no. 744 (1955).
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''If I can stop one heart from breaking
I shall not live in vain:''
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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. If I can stop one heart from breaking (l. 1-2). . .
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johns...
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''Surgeons must be very careful,
When they take the knife!,
Underneath their fine incisions,
Stirs the Culprit—Life!''
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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. The Complete Poems, no. 108 (1955).
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''If I could see you in a year,
I'd wind the months in balls—''
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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. If you were coming in the Fall (l. 5-6). . .
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed....
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''Ample make this Bed—
Make this Bed with Awe—
In it wait till Judgment break
Excellent and Fair.''
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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. The Complete Poems, no. 829 (1955).
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''If you were coming in the Fall,
I'd brush the Summer by''
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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. If you were coming in the Fall (l. 1-2). . .
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed....
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