Birthday of but a single pang
That there are less to come --
Afflictive is the Adjective
But affluent the doom --
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
To read a short biography of Emily Dickinson, click here.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Emily Dickinson's Birthday
On this day in 1830, American poet Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Here is a short, untitled poem, a birthday greeting, that she wrote circa 1880, when there were fewer birthdays to come. She died in 1886. This poem was first published in 1915; it is in the public domain.
Birthday of but a single pang
That there are less to come --
Afflictive is the Adjective
But affluent the doom --
Birthday of but a single pang
That there are less to come --
Afflictive is the Adjective
But affluent the doom --
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