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A throe upon the features

by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

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A throe upon the features -
A hurry in the breath -
An ecstasy of parting
Denominated "Death" -

An anguish at the mention
Which when to patience grown,
I've known permission given
To rejoin its own.




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