Poems by Emily Dickinson: XXIII ("The butterfly's assumption-gown")
Updated May 6, 2020 |
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XXIII
The butterfly's assumption-gown,
In chrysoprase apartments hung,
In chrysoprase apartments hung,
This afternoon put on.
How condescending to descend,
And be of buttercups the friend
In a New England town!
And be of buttercups the friend
In a New England town!
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