Lyric Poem · Nature
By a flower—By a letter
By a flower — By a letter —
By a nimble love —
If I weld the Rivet faster —
Final fast — above —
Never mind my breathless Anvil!
Never mind Repose!
Never mind the sooty faces
Tugging at the Forge!
This poem is in the public domain.
“By a flower—By a letter” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/by-a-flower-by-a-letter
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