Give little Anguish

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



Give little Anguish—
Lives will fret—
Give Avalanches—
And they'll slant—
Straighten—look cautious for their Breath—
But make no syllable—like Death—
Who only shows the Marble Disc—
Sublimer sort—than Speech—

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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