If Those I Loved Were Lost

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An illustration for the story If Those I Loved Were Lost by the author Emily Dickinson
An illustration for the story If Those I Loved Were Lost by the author Emily Dickinson
An illustration for the story If Those I Loved Were Lost by the author Emily Dickinson
If those I loved were lost
The Crier's voice would tell me --
If those I loved were found
The bells of Ghent would ring --

Did those I loved repose
The Daisy would impel me.
Philip -- when bewildered
Bore his riddle in!

This poem is featured in our selection of 100 Great Poems.

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