The Doomed -- regard the Sunrise

Read 'The Doomed -- regard the Sunrise' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

The Doomed -- regard the Sunrise by Emily Dickinson

 The Doomed -- regard the Sunrise
With different Delight --
Because -- when next it burns abroad
They doubt to witness it --

The Man -- to die -- tomorrow --
Harks for the Meadow Bird --
Because its Music stirs the Axe
That clamors for his head --

Joyful -- to whom the Sunrise
Precedes Enamored -- Day --
Joyful -- for whom the Meadow Bird
Has ought but Elegy!

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