Lyric Poem · Nature
"Nature" is what we see
"Nature" is what we see —
The Hill — the Afternoon —
Squirrel — Eclipse — the Bumble bee —
Nay — Nature is Heaven —
Nature is what we hear —
The Bobolink — the Sea —
Thunder — the Cricket —
Nay — Nature is Harmony —
Nature is what we know —
Yet have no art to say —
So impotent Our Wisdom is
To her Simplicity.
This poem is in the public domain.
“"Nature" is what we see” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/nature-is-what-we-see
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