It was not death, for I stood up for

It Was Not Death, for I Stood Up Emili Dickinson 1 It was not death, for I stood up, 2 And all the dead lie down. 3 It was not night, for all the bells 4 Put out their tongues for noon. 1. 5 It was not frost, for on my flesh 6 I felt siroccos crawl, 7 Nor fire, for just my marble feet 8 Could keep a chancel cool. 9 And yet it tasted like them all, 10 The figures I have seen 11 Set …

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