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YET A LITTLE WHILE (1), by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Heaven is not far, tho' far the sky
Last Line: O lord, how long?
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina


HEAVEN is not far, tho' far the sky
Overarching earth and main.
It takes not long to live and die,
Die, revive, and rise again.
Not long: how long? Oh long reechoing song!
O Lord, how long?





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