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'Twas later when the summer went

Emily Dickinson·1830–1886
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'Twas later when the summer wentThan when the Cricket came --And yet we knew that gentle ClockMeant nought but Going Home --'Twas sooner when the Cricket wentThan when the Winter cameYet that pathetic PendulumKeeps esoteric Time.