Poems by Emily Dickinson (Third Series): Real Riches

Updated May 6, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Emily Dickinson
Superiority to Fate

Real Riches

Real Riches

'T is little I could care for pearls
Who own the ample sea;
Or brooches, when the Emperor
With rubies pelteth me;
Or gold, who am the Prince of Mines;
Or diamonds, when I see
A diadem to fit a dome
Continual crowning me.
 
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