Lyric Poem · Nature
Twice had Summer her fair Verdure
Twice had Summer her fair Verdure
Proffered to the Plain —
Twice a Winter's silver Fracture
On the Rivers been —
Two full Autumns for the Squirrel
Bounteous prepared —
Nature, Had'st thou not a Berry
For thy wandering Bird?
This poem is in the public domain.
“Twice had Summer her fair Verdure” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/twice-had-summer-her-fair-verdure
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