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We do not know the time we lose --

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We do not know the time we lose -- by Emily Dickinson

 We do not know the time we lose --
The awful moment is
And takes its fundamental place
Among the certainties --

A firm appearance still inflates
The card -- the chance -- the friend --
The spectre of solidities
Whose substances are sand --

Form: Ballad

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