Emily Dickinson
Did Our Best Moment last
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Did Our Best Moment last
'Twould supersede the Heaven
A few — and they by Risk — procure
So this Sort — are not given

Except as stimulants — in
Cases of Despair
Or Stupor — The Reserve
These Heavenly Moments are

A Grant of the Divine
That Certain as it Comes
Withdraws — and leaves the dazzled Soul
In her unfurnished Rooms