He parts Himself — like Leaves —
And then — He closes up —
Then stands upon the Bonnet
Of Any Buttercup —
And then He runs against
And oversets a Rose —
And then does Nothing —
Then away upon a Jib — He goes —
And dangles like a Mote
Suspended in the Noon —
Uncertain — to return Below —
Or settle in the Moon —
What come of Him — at Night —
The privilege to say
Be limited by Ignorance —
What come of Him — That Day —
The Frost — possess the World —
In Cabinets — be shown —
A Sepulchre of quaintest Floss —
An Abbey — a Cocoon —
(Emily Dickinson)
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