320 ﹙Theres a certain Slant of light﹚
There's a certain Slant of light, On Winter Afternoons – That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes –
Heavenly Hurt, it gives us – We can find no scar, But internal difference – Where the Meanings, are –
None may teach it – Any – "T is the Seal" Despair – An imperial affliction Sent us of the Air –
When it comes, the Landscape listens – Shadows – hold their breath – When it goes, tis like the Distance On the look of Death –
--By Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886
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