Twee gedichten uit 1861 van Emily Dickinson

I held a Jewel in my fingers ─
And went to sleep ─ 
The day was warm, and winds were prosy ─
I said: "Twill keep"─

I woke and chid my honest fingers,
The Gem was gone ─
And now, an Amethyst remembrance
Is all I own


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Voorzijde van de
eerste druk Poems,
verschenen in 1890.

Forever at his side to walk ─
The smaller of the two!
Brain of his brain ─
Blood of his Blood ─
Two lives ─ One Being ─ now ─

Forever of His fate to taste ─
If grief ─ the largest part ─
If joy ─ to put my piece away
For that beloved Heart ─

All life ─ to know each other ─
 Whom we can never learn ─
And bye and bye ─ a Change ─
Called Heaven ─
Rapt Neighborhoods of Men ─
Just finding out what puzzled us ─
Without the lexicon!
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Met deze twee gedichten, die beide stammen uit 1861,
herdenken wij hier de geboortedag, 10 december, van
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886)