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Lyric Poem · Peace

Did Our Best Moment last

by Emily Dickinson

Did Our Best Moment last —

'Twould supersede the Heaven —

A few — and they by Risk — procure —

So this Sort — are not given —

Except as stimulants — in

Cases of Despair —

Or Stupor — The Reserve —

These Heavenly Moments are —

A Grant of the Divine —

That Certain as it Comes —

Withdraws — and leaves the dazzled Soul

In her unfurnished Rooms

This poem is in the public domain.

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