Lyric Poem · Death & Loss
The Sun is gay or stark
The Sun is gay or stark
According to our Deed.
If Merry, He is merrier —
If eager for the Dead
Or an expended Day
He helped to make too bright
His mighty pleasure suits Us not
It magnifies our Freight
This poem is in the public domain.
“The Sun is gay or stark” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/the-sun-is-gay-or-stark
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