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'Twas a long Parting -- but the time

Emily Dickinson·1830–1886
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'Twas a long Parting -- but the timeFor 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 PrivilegeOf one another's Eyes -- No Lifetime -- on Them --Appareled as the newUnborn -- except They had beheld --Born infiniter -- now -- Was Bridal -- e'er like This?A Paradise -- the Host --And Cherubim -- and Seraphim --The unobtrusive Guest --