Poems by Emily Dickinson: Death is a dialogue between

Updated May 6, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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Death is a dialogue between
The spirit and the dust.
"Dissolve," says Death. The Spirit, "Sir,
I have another trust."
Death doubts it, argues from the ground.
The Spirit turns away,
Just laying off, for evidence,
An overcoat of clay.
 
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