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Emily Dickinson · Poems

Poem 203 of 446 · Second Series: Nature

The Humming-Bird

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A route of evanescence With a revolving wheel; A resonance of emerald, A rush of cochineal; And every blossom on the bush Adjusts its tumbled head, -- The mail from Tunis, probably, An easy morning's ride.

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