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The Sun does not allowCaprices of the Atmosphere—And even when the SnowHeaves Balls of Specks, like Vicious BoyDirectly in His Eye—Does not so much as turn His HeadBusy with Majesty—‘Tis His to stimulate the Earth—And magnetize the Sea—And bind Astronomy, in place,Yet Any passing byWould deem Ourselves—the busierAs the Minutest BeeThat rides—emits a Thunder—A Bomb—to…

Assists the staggering MindIn an extremer AnguishUntil it footing find.An Unreality is lent,A merciful MirageThat makes the living possibleWhile it suspends the lives.

Forget she wore it at her HeartBecause she breathed againstWas Treason twixt?Deny! Did Rose her Bee—For Privilege of PlayOr Wile of ButterflyOr Opportunity—Her Lord away?The lady with the Amulet—will face—The Bee—in Mausoleum laid—Discard his Bride—But longer than the little Rill—That cooled the Forehead of the Hill—While Other—went the Sea to fill—And Other—went to turn the…

When a Lover is an OwnerDifferent is he –What he begged is then the Beggar –Oh disparity –Bread of Heaven resents bestowalLike an obloquy –

The steeples swam in amethyst,The news like squirrels ran.The hills untied their bonnets,The bobolinks begun.Then I said softly to myself,‘That must have been the sun!’But how he set, I know not.There seemed a purple stile.Which little yellow boys and girlsWere climbing all the whileTill when they reached the other side,A dominie in grayPut gently up…

Incredulous of OughtBut Blank—and steady Wilderness—Diversified by Night—Just Infinites of Nought—As far as it could see—So looked the face I looked upon—So looked itself—on Me—I offered it no Help—Because the Cause was Mine—The Misery a CompactAs hopeless—as divine—Neither—would be absolved—Neither would be a QueenWithout the Other—Therefore—We perish—tho’ We reign—