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Emily Dickinson (1830–86).  Complete Poems.  1924.

Part Four: Time and Eternity

XXIII

I REASON, earth is short,
And anguish absolute.
And many hurt;
But what of that?
  
I reason, we could die:        5
The best vitality
Cannot excel decay;
But what of that?
  
I reason that in heaven
Somehow, it will be even,        10
Some new equation given;
But what of that?

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