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Lyric Poem · Nature

Spring comes on the World

by Emily Dickinson

Spring comes on the World —

I sight the Aprils —

Hueless to me until thou come

As, till the Bee

Blossoms stand negative,

Touched to Conditions

By a Hum.

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Poem
Spring comes on the World
Poet
Emily Dickinson
Length
7 lines
Form
Lyric Poem, Short Poems
Themes
Nature, Spring, Short

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Emily Dickinson1830–1886
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PoetryDBSpring comes on the World by emily-dickinson, PoetryDB transcription
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Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
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