Lyric Poem · Life
Yesterday is History
Yesterday is History,
'Tis so far away —
Yesterday is Poetry —
'Tis Philosophy —
Yesterday is mystery —
Where it is Today
While we shrewdly speculate
Flutter both away
This poem is in the public domain.
“Yesterday is History” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/yesterday-is-history
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