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Heart, we will forget him

by Aaron Copland From Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson (1950)

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Heart, we will forget him
English source: Emily Dickinson

Heart, we will forget him
You and I, tonight.
You may forget the warmth he gave,
I will forget the light.

When you have done, pray tell me,
That I my thoughts may dim;
Haste! lest while you're lagging,
I may remember him!

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Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor. Read more here.

Poet

Emily Dickinson

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, into a prominent family with strong ties to its community. After studying at the Amherst Academy for seven years in her…

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