I reason, earth is short
"I reason, earth is short" is a compact Emily Dickinson poem that tests the comfort of logic against the weight of mortality. Across three brief stanzas, the speaker calmly lists life's brevity, absolute anguish, inevitable decay and the hope of a heavenly balance. Each argument ends with the same unsettling refrain, "But what of that?" The repeated question leaves the speaker's certainty trembling, and it invites readers to weigh reason, doubt and faith for themselves.
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