Lyric Poem · Life
A Door just opened on a street
A Door just opened on a street —
I — lost — was passing by —
An instant's Width of Warmth disclosed —
And Wealth — and Company.
The Door as instant shut — And I —
I — lost — was passing by —
Lost doubly — but by contrast — most —
Informing — misery —
This poem is in the public domain.
“A Door just opened on a street” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/a-door-just-opened-on-a-street
Keep reading
When You Are Old
W. B. Yeats · 1893
When you are old and grey and full of sleep,And nodding by the fire, take down this book,And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
12 lines · lyric
So We'll Go No More a Roving
Lord Byron · 1817
So, we'll go no more a rovingSo late into the night,Though the heart be still as loving,
12 lines · lyric
To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
Robert Herrick · 1648
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,Old Time is still a-flying;And this same flower that smiles today
16 lines · lyric