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1830–1886

WHY?

Emily Dickinson

THE murmur of a bee A witchcraft yieldeth me. If any ask me why, ‘ T were easier to die

Than tell. The red upon the hill Taketh away my will; If anybody sneer,

Take care, for God is here, That's all. The breaking of the day Addeth to my degree;

If any ask me how, Artist, who drew me so, Must tell!

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