Poem A Day

Classic poem

'Twas a long Parting -- but the time

by Emily Dickinson

'Twas a long Parting -- but the time

For Interview -- had Come --

Before the Judgment Seat of God --

The last -- and second time

These Fleshless Lovers met --

A Heaven in a Gaze --

A Heaven of Heavens -- the Privilege

Of one another's Eyes --

No Lifetime -- on Them --

Appareled as the new

Unborn -- except They had beheld --

Born infiniter -- now --

Was Bridal -- e'er like This?

A Paradise -- the Host --

And Cherubim -- and Seraphim --

The unobtrusive Guest --

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About this poem

First line
'Twas a long Parting -- but the time
Poet
Emily Dickinson
Themes
nature, love, death, faith

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