Lyric Poem · Nature
I lost a World—the other day!
I lost a World — the other day!
Has Anybody found?
You'll know it by the Row of Stars
Around its forehead bound.
A Rich man — might not notice it —
Yet — to my frugal Eye,
Of more Esteem than Ducats —
Oh find it — Sir — for me!
This poem is in the public domain.
“I lost a World—the other day!” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/i-lost-a-world-the-other-day
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