How much the present moment means
To those who've nothing more --
The Fop -- the Carp -- the Atheist --
Stake an entire store
Upon a Moment's shallow Rim
While their commuted Feet
The Torrents of Eternity
Do all but inundate --
Classic poem
How much the present moment means
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- How much the present moment means
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Themes
- death, time
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