(10 December 1830 – 15 May 1886 / Amherst / Massachusetts)

poet Emily Dickinson
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They say that 'time assuages,

They say that 'time assuages,'--
Time never did assuage;
An actual suffering strengthens,
As sinews do, with age.

Time is a test of trouble,
But not a remedy.
If such it prove, it prove too
There was no malady.

Submitted: Tuesday, May 15, 2001


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  • Queue Saige (3/27/2013 5:07:00 PM)

    Simple and poignant. I wish I could write something like this. I'm sure I'll try.

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