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Emily Dickinson - I should have been too glad, I see
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I should have been too glad, I see—
Too lifted—for the scant degree
Of Life`s penurious Round—
My little Circuit would have shamed
This new Circumference—have blamed—
The homelier time behind.

I should have been too saved—I see—
Too rescued—Fear too dim to me
That I could spell the Prayer
I knew so perfect—yesterday—
That Scalding One—Sabachthani—
Recited fluent—here—

Earth would have been too much—I see—
And Heaven—not enough for me—
I should have had the Joy
Without the Fear—to justify—
The Palm—without the Calvary—
So Savior—Crucify—
Defeat—whets Victory—they say—
The Reefs—in old Gethsemane—
Endear the Coast—beyond!
`Tis Beggars—Banquets—can define—
`Tis Parching—vitalizes Wine—
"Faith" bleats—to understand!
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