the journey to the east
If only you could see what I've seen with your eyes

Saturday, July 23, 2005

Time and Eternity




IF I should die,

And you should live,

And time should gurgle on,

And morn should beam,

And noon should burn,

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As it has usual done;

If birds should build as early,

And bees as bustling go,—

One might depart at option

From enterprise below!

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’T is sweet to know that stocks will stand

When we with daisies lie,

That commerce will continue,

And trades as briskly fly.

It makes the parting tranquil


And keeps the soul serene,

That gentleman so sprightly

Conduct the pleasing scene

Emily Dickinson (1830–86)

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