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Emily Dickinson

1380

How much the present moment means
To those who’ve nothing more—
The Fop—the Carp—the Atheist—
Stake an entire store
Upon a Moment’s shallow Rim
While their commuted Feet
The Torrents of Eternity
Do all but inundate—

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From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson | Written c. 1876

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