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Emily Dickinson's "In this short Life that only lasts an hour"

Emily Dickinson's "In this short Life that only lasts an hour"

Update: 2024-12-10
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Today is the birthday of Emily Dickinson, and to mark the occasion we have selected a poem that manages to sum up the entire paradox of the human condition in just two lines. Happy reading.



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Emily Dickinson's "In this short Life that only lasts an hour"

Emily Dickinson's "In this short Life that only lasts an hour"

Sean Johnson