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Amherst / Massachusetts

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Adrift! A little boat adrift!
And night is coming down!
Will no one guide a little boat
Unto the nearest town?

So Sailors say—on yesterday—
Just as the dusk was brown
One little boat gave up its strife
And gurgled down and down.

So angels say—on yesterday—
Just as the dawn was red
One little boat—o'erspent with gales—
Retrimmed its masts—redecked its sails—
And shot—exultant on!

Emily Dickinson

Monday, January 13, 2003

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Rajnish Manga 12 April 2019

It's such a lovely poem underscoring the need of courage, moral strength and determination in life. Reads like a folklore. Thanks.

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* Sunprincess * 21 September 2015

....beautifully penned, so imaginative ★

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Angelina Holmes 05 May 2014

Dramatic tone! Love the imagery!

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Brian Jani 29 April 2014

Good one, I like it please check and review my poems

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Lydia Dunne 03 January 2008

Two ways of looking at death.

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