Death & Dying
A throe upon the features
Death & Dying
A throe upon the features
A hurry in the breath,
An ecstasy of parting
Denominated "Death," --
An anguish at the mention,
Which, when to patience grown,
I 've known permission given
To rejoin its own.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “A throe upon the features.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/276/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “A throe upon the features.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/276/.
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