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Public-domain poetry · from the anthology

A Door just opened on a street --

by Emily Dickinson

19th-Century American · Short · 8 lines

A Door just opened on a street -- I -- lost -- was passing by -- An instant's Width of Warmth disclosed -- And Wealth -- and Company. The Door as instant shut -- And I -- I -- lost -- was passing by -- Lost doubly -- but by contrast -- most -- Informing -- misery --

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Public domain. Source: PoetryDB. Reproduced verbatim; see theanthology for the full collection.

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