'Twas here my summer paused
What ripeness after then
To other scene or other soul
My sentence had begun.
To winter to remove
With winter to abide
Go manacle your icicle
Against your Tropic Bride.
Classic poem
'Twas here my summer paused
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- 'Twas here my summer paused
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Themes
- death, faith
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