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Emily Dickinson · Poems

Poem 187 of 446 · Second Series: Love

The Lost Jewel

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I held a jewel in my fingers And went to sleep. The day was warm, and winds were prosy; I said: "'T will keep."

I woke and chid my honest fingers, -- The gem was gone; And now an amethyst remembrance Is all I own.

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