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I know a place where Summer strives

by Emily Dickinson

I know a place where Summer strives

With such a practised Frost —

She — each year — leads her Daisies back —

Recording briefly — "Lost" —

But when the South Wind stirs the Pools

And struggles in the lanes —

Her Heart misgives Her, for Her Vow —

And she pours soft Refrains

Into the lap of Adamant —

And spices — and the Dew —

That stiffens quietly to Quartz —

Upon her Amber Shoe —

This poem is in the public domain.

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