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'Tis not the swaying frame we miss

Emily Dickinson

1597

'Tis not the swaying frame we miss,
It is the steadfast Heart,
That had it beat a thousand years,
With Love alone had bent,
Its fervor the electric Oar,
That bore it through the Tomb,
Ourselves, denied the privilege,
Consolelessly presume—

Edited by Peter Carter

Added: 2 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 13 Oct 2008 1:10 PM | Viewed: 6654 times

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