Lyric Poem · Childhood
I noticed People disappeared
I noticed People disappeared
When but a little child —
Supposed they visited remote
Or settled Regions wild —
But did because they died
A Fact withheld the little child —
This poem is in the public domain.
“I noticed People disappeared” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/i-noticed-people-disappeared
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