Lyric Poem · Death & Loss
Funny—to be a Century
Funny — to be a Century —
And see the People — going by —
I — should die of the Oddity —
But then — I'm not so staid — as He —
He keeps His Secrets safely — very —
Were He to tell — extremely sorry
This Bashful Globe of Ours would be —
So dainty of Publicity —
This poem is in the public domain.
“Funny—to be a Century” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/funny-to-be-a-century
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