Lyric Poem · Death & Loss
All but Death, can be Adjusted
All but Death, can be Adjusted —
Dynasties repaired —
Systems — settled in their Sockets —
Citadels — dissolved —
Wastes of Lives — resown with Colors
By Succeeding Springs —
Death — unto itself — Exception —
Is exempt from Change —
This poem is in the public domain.
“All but Death, can be Adjusted” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/all-but-death-can-be-adjusted
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