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The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
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Sleep is supposed to be
By souls of sanity
The shutting of the eye.

Sleep is the station grand
Down which, on either hand
The hosts of witness stand!

Morn is supposed to be
By people of degree
The breaking of the Day.

Morning has not occurred!

That shall Aurora beβ€”
East of Eternityβ€”
One with the banner gayβ€”
One in the red arrayβ€”
That is the break of Day!
Book: The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
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