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If He dissolve—then—there is nothing

Emily Dickinson

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If He dissolve—then—there is nothingmoreEclipse—at Midnight—
It was darkbeforeSunset—at Easter—
Blindness—on the DawnFaint Star of Bethlehem—
Gone down!

Would but some Godinform Him—
Or it be too late!
Say—that the pulse just lisps—
The Chariots wait—

Say—that a little life—for His—
Is leakingredHis little Spaniel—tell Him!
Will He heed?
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From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson | Written c. 1861
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