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Ah, Moon—and Star!
Ah, Moon—and Star!
240
Ah, Moon—and Star!
You are very far—
But were no one
Farther than you—
Do you think I'd stop
For a F…
All but Death, can be Adjusted
All but Death, can be Adjusted
749
All but Death, can be Adjusted-
Dynasties repairedSystems-
settled in their SocketsCitadels-
dissolved-…
After a hundred years
After a hundred years
After a hundred years
Nobody knows the place,--
Agony, that enacted there,
Motionless as peace.
Weeds triump…
After great pain, a formal feeling comes -- (341)
After great pain, a formal feeling comes -- (341)
After great pain, a formal feeling comes --
The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs
The stiff Heart quest…
Adrift! A little boat adrift!
Adrift! A little boat adrift!
30
Adrift! A little boat adrift!
And night is coming down!
Will no one guide a little boat
Unto the neare…
Absence disembodies—so does Death
Absence disembodies—so does Death
860
Absence disembodies—so does Death
Hiding individuals from the Earth
Superposition helps, as well as lov…
A Wounded Deer-leaps highest
A Wounded Deer-leaps highest
165
A Wounded Deer-leaps highestI've
heard the Hunter tell'
Tis but the Ecstasy of death-
And then the Brake…
A Weight with Needles on the pounds
A Weight with Needles on the pounds
264
A Weight with Needles on the pounds-
To push, and pierce, besides-
That if the Flesh resist the Heft-
A Tongue—to tell Him I am true!
A Tongue—to tell Him I am true!
400
A Tongue—to tell Him I am true!
Its fee—to be of Gold—
Had Nature—in Her monstrous House
A single R…
A transport one cannot contain
A transport one cannot contain
184
A transport one cannot contain
May yet a transport be-
Though God forbid it lift the lid-
Unto its Ecs…
A throe upon the features
A throe upon the features
71
A throe upon the features-
A hurry in the breath-
An ecstasy of parting
Denominated "Death"-
An a…
A still—Volcano—Life
A still—Volcano—Life
601
A still—Volcano—Life—
That flickered in the night—
When it was dark enough to do
Without erasing sight—
…
A something in a summer's Day
A something in a summer's Day
122
A something in a summer's Day
As slow her flambeaux burn away
Which solemnizes me.
A something …
A Solemn thing within the Soul
A Solemn thing within the Soul
483
A Solemn thing within the Soul
To feel itself get ripe-
And golden hang-while farther up-
The Maker's …
A Shade upon the mind there passes
A Shade upon the mind there passes
882
A Shade upon the mind there passes
As when on Noon
A Cloud the mighty Sun encloses
Remembering <…
A single Screw of Flesh
A single Screw of Flesh
263
Is all that pins the Soul
That stands for Deity, to Mine,
Upon my side the Veil-
Once witnessed …
A Secret told
A Secret told
381
A Secret told-
Ceases to be a Secret-then-
A Secret-keptThat-
can appal but One-
Better of it-continual be af…
A Route of Evanescence
A Route of Evanescence
A Route of Evanescence
With a revolving Wheel--
A Resonance of Emerald--
A Rush of Cochineal--
And every Blossom on the B…
A precious—mouldering pleasure
A precious—mouldering pleasure
371
A precious—mouldering pleasure—'tis—
To meet an Antique Book—
In just the Dress his Century wore—
A …
A Planted Life-diversified
A Planted Life-diversified
806
A Planted Life-diversified
With Gold and Silver Pain
To prove the presence of the Ore
In Particles-'tis …
A Murmur in the Trees-to note
A Murmur in the Trees-to note
416
A Murmur in the Trees-to note-
Not loud enough-for Wind-
A Star-not far enough to seek-
Nor near enough-…
A nearness to Tremendousness
A nearness to Tremendousness
963
A nearness to Tremendousness-
An Agony procures-
Affliction ranges Boundlessness-
Vicinity to Laws
…
A loss of something ever felt I
A loss of something ever felt I
959
A loss of something ever felt I-
The first that I could recollect
Bereft I was-of what I knew not
To…
A Mien to move a Queen
A Mien to move a Queen
283
A Mien to move a Queen-
Half Child-Half Heroine-
An Orleans in the Eye
That puts its manner by
For humbl…