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My Garden—like the Beach

by Emily Dickinson

1My Garden — like the Beach —

2Denotes there be — a Sea —

3That's Summer —

4Such as These — the Pearls

5She fetches — such as Me

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Poem
My Garden—like the Beach
Poet
Emily Dickinson
Length
5 lines
Form
Lyric Poem, Short Poems
Themes
Nature, Summer, Short

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Emily Dickinson1830–1886
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PoetryDBMy Garden—like the Beach by emily-dickinson, PoetryDB transcription
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Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
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