Cover art for “Presentiment is that long shadow” by Emily Dickinson

“Presentiment is that long shadow”

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“Presentiment is that long shadow” Lyrics

Presentiment is that long shadow on the lawn
Indicative that suns go down;
The notice to the startled grass
That darkness is about to pass.

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  1. 17.
    Dawn
  2. 21.
    A Book
  3. 27.
    Mine
  4. 34.
    Proof
  5. 47.
    Why
  6. 60.
    “Presentiment is that long shadow”
  7. 66.
    A Day
  8. 72.
    Autumn
  9. 87.
    Real
  10. 91.
    Refuge
  11. 100.
    Dying
  12. 111.
    Lost
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