by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
It's coming ‑‑ the postponeless Creature
Language: English
It's coming -- the postponeless Creature -- It gains the Block -- and now -- it gains the Door -- Chooses its latch, from all the other fastenings -- Enters -- with a "You know Me -- Sir"? Simple Salute -- and certain Recognition -- Bold -- were it Enemy -- Brief -- were it friend -- Dresses each House in Crape, and Icicle -- And carries one -- out of it -- to God --
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Further poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1929 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "It's coming -- the postponeless Creature", 1920-31 [ soprano and alto soli, SSAA chorus, and piano ], from From Emily's Diary [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "The postponeless Creature" [ voice and piano ], from Songs from Emily Dickinson [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2004-05-30
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Word count: 59