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Oct 19, 2026 <1 min

I shall know why when time is over

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"I shall know why, when time is over" is a short poem by Emily Dickinson that turns a private ache into a vision of heavenly instruction. The speaker imagines Christ explaining every separate anguish in a "fair schoolroom of the sky," where long-held questions finally fall quiet. Then comes a startling shift: awe at his suffering may dissolve the pain that scalds now. Two brief stanzas hold doubt, longing, and fragile consolation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-poetry--6577576/support.

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