They say that "Time assuages" --
Time never did assuage --
An actual suffering strengthens
As Sinews do, with age --
Time is a Test of Trouble --
But not a Remedy --
If such it prove, it prove too
There was no Malady --
Classic poem
They say that "Time assuages" --
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- They say that "Time assuages" --
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Themes
- grief, time
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