by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Language: English 
As if the Sea should part
And show a further Sea --
And that -- a further -- and the Three
But a presumption be --

Of Periods of Seas --
Unvisited of Shores --
Themselves the Verge of Seas to be --
Eternity -- is Those --

Composition:

    Set to music by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Eternity" [ high voice, piano ]

Text Authorship:

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-05-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 39