It Knew No Lapse, Nor Diminuation, by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

It Knew No Lapse, Nor Diminuation

560

It knew no lapse, nor Diminuation—

But large—serene—

Burned on—until through Dissolution—

It failed from Men—

I could not deem these Planetary forces

Annulled—

But suffered an Exchange of Territory—

Or World—

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It Knew No Lapse, Nor Diminuation

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