Lyric Poem · Nature
'Twould ease—a Butterfly
'Twould ease — a Butterfly —
Elate — a Bee —
Thou'rt neither —
Neither — thy capacity —
But, Blossom, were I,
I would rather be
Thy moment
Than a Bee's Eternity —
Content of fading
Is enough for me —
Fade I unto Divinity —
And Dying — Lifetime —
Ample as the Eye —
Her least attention raise on me —
This poem is in the public domain.
“'Twould ease—a Butterfly” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/twould-ease-a-butterfly
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