Did life's penurious length
Italicize its sweetness,
The men that daily live
Would stand so deep in joy
That it would clog the cogs
Of that revolving reason
Whose esoteric belt
Protects our sanity.
Classic poem
Did life's penurious length
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About this poem
- First line
- Did life's penurious length
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Themes
- love, sea
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