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Except the heaven had come so near

by Emily Dickinson, 1891

Except the heaven had come so near,
So seemed to choose my door,
The distance would not haunt me so;
I had not hoped before.

But just to hear the grace depart
I never thought to see,
Afflicts me with a double loss;
'Tis lost, and lost to me.

Published in Poems by Emily Dickinson: Second Series
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