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Emily Dickinson

174

At last, to be identified!
At last, the lamps upon thy side
The rest of Life to see!

Past Midnight! Past the Morning Star!
Past Sunrise!
Ah, What leagues there were
Between our feet, and Day!

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From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson | Written c. 1860

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