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The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
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Just lost, when I was saved!
Just felt the world go by!
Just girt me for the onset with Eternity,
When breath blew back,
And on the other side
I heard recede the disappointed tide!

Therefore, as One returned, I feel
Odd secrets of the line to tell!
Some Sailor, skirting foreign shoresβ€”
Some pale Reporter, from the awful doors
Before the Seal!

Next time, to stay!
Next time, the things to see
By Ear unheard,
Unscrutinized by Eyeβ€”

Next time, to tarry,
While the Ages stealβ€”
Slow ***** the Centuries,
And the Cycles wheel!
Book: The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
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