Nature
Our share of night to bear
Nature
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!
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Our share of night to bear.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/1/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Our share of night to bear.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/1/.
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