Death & Dying
Love is anterior to life
Death & Dying
Love is anterior to life,
Posterior to death,
Initial of creation, and
The exponent of breath.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Love is anterior to life.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/338/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Love is anterior to life.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/338/.
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