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Early American Poets » Emily Dickinson » Emily Dickinson’s Poetry » Poems Series One » Our share of night to bear

Our share of night to bear

Our share of night to bear—
Our share of morning—
Our blank in bliss to fill
Our blank in scorning—

Here a star, and there a star,
Some lose their way!
Here a mist, and there a mist,
Afterwards—Day!

 

– Emily Dickinson

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