Read the poem: “‘T was later when the summer went”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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‘T was later when the summer went

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‘T was later when the summer went

Than when the cricket came,

And yet we knew that gentle clock

Meant nought but going home.

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‘T was sooner when the cricket went

Than when the winter came,

Yet that pathetic pendulum

Keeps esoteric time.

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< < < Sweet hours have perished here
Talk with prudence to a beggar > > >

American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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