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An honest Tear

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An honest Tear by Emily Dickinson

 An honest Tear
Is durabler than Bronze --
This Cenotaph
May each that dies --

Reared by itself --
No Deputy suffice --
Gratitude bears
When Obelisk decays

Form: Free verse

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