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September chrysanthemums, pumpkins and medium bales of hay,
Greenmarket, NYC.
| 2007.09.26 14:00:46
Camera: Canon PowerShot A610 | Exp. bias: 1/-3 EV | Focal Length: 7.3mm (=35mm)
 
(st.1) The Grass so little has  
to do –
A Sphere of simple Green –
With only Butterflies, to brood,
And Bees, to entertain –

 * * *
(st.5) And then, in Sovereign  
Barns to dwell
And dream the Days away,
The Grass so little has
to do
I wish I were a
    Hay –


~ Emily Dickinson
(original manuscript version without editing or imposed lineation)
(J-0333: stanzas 1 & 5) (F-0379-A)


photos: earlywomenmasters.net | Emily Dickinson's Nature Mysticism