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A Wind that rose

by Emily Dickinson

A Wind that rose

Though not a Leaf

In any Forest stirred

But with itself did cold engage

Beyond the Realm of Bird —

A Wind that woke a lone Delight

Like Separation's Swell

Restored in Arctic Confidence

To the Invisible —

This poem is in the public domain.

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