Poems by Emily Dickinson: IV ("We play at paste")

Updated May 6, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by EmilyDickinson
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We play at paste,
Till qualified for pearl,
Then drop the paste,
And deem ourself a fool.
The shapes, though, were similar,
And our new hands
Learned gem-tactics
Practising sands.
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