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Emily Dickinson

1490

The Face in evanescence lain
Is more distinct than ours—
And ours surrendered for its sake
As Capsules are for Flower’s—
Or is it the confiding sheen
Dissenting to enamor us
Of Detriment divine?

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From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson | Written c. 1880

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