Mine enemy is growing old

Mine enemy is growing old, -
I have at last revenge.
The palate of the hate departs;
If any would avenge, -

Let him be quick, the viand flits,
It is a faded meat.
Anger as soon as fed is dead;
'T is starving makes it fat.

by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) , no title, from Poems by Emily Dickinson, published 1891

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by Sergius Kagen (1909-1964) , "Mine enemy is growing old", published 1956 [voice, clarinet or chamber orchestra], from The Mob Within the Heart, no. ?

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