Consulting summer's clock,
Consulting summer's clock,
But half the hours remain.
I ascertain it with a shock --
I shall not look again.
The second half of joy
Is shorter than the first.
The truth I do not dare to know
I muffle with a jest.
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Poem for May 8, 2030
The poem for May 8, 2030 is "Consulting summer's clock," by Emily Dickinson.
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- May 8, 2030
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- Emily Dickinson
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