Suspense -- is Hostiler than Death --
Death -- tho'soever Broad,
Is Just Death, and cannot increase --
Suspense -- does not conclude --
But perishes -- to live anew --
But just anew to die --
Annihilation -- plated fresh
With Immortality --
Classic poem
Suspense -- is Hostiler than Death --
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- Suspense -- is Hostiler than Death --
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Themes
- death, choice
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