91. “They won’t frown always—some sweet day.” Part Four: Time and Eternity. Dickinson, Emily. 1924. Complete Poems

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

Part Four: Time and Eternity

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THEY won’t frown always—some sweet day
When I forget to tease,
They ’ll recollect how cold I looked,
And how I just said “please.”

Then they will hasten to the door	5
To call the little child,
Who cannot thank them, for the ice
That on her lisping piled.