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The likest to the DownAn Easy Breeze do put afloatThe General Heavens—upon—It soars—and shifts—and whirls—And measures with the CloudsIn easy—even—dazzling pace—No different the Birds—Except a Wake of MusicAccompany their feet—As did the Down emit a Tune—For Ecstasy—of it

Unto the Daisy low—Transported with CompassionThat such a Doll should growWhere Tent by Tent—Her UniverseHung out its Flags of Snow—

You are very far—But were no oneFarther than you—Do you think I’d stopFor a Firmament—Or a Cubit—or so?I could borrow a BonnetOf the Lark—And a Chamois’ Silver Boot—And a stirrup of an Antelope—And be with you—Tonight!But, Moon, and Star,Though you’re very far—There is one—farther than you—He—is more than a firmament—from Me—So I can never go!

Stealthy Cocoon, why hide you soWhat all the world suspect?An hour, and gay on every treeYour secret, perched in ecstasyDefies imprisonment!An hour in Chrysalis to pass,Then gay above receding grassA Butterfly to go!A moment to interrogate,Then wiser than a ‘Surrogate,’The Universe to know!

Distills amazing senseFrom ordinary Meanings—And Attar so immenseFrom the familiar speciesThat perished by the Door—We wonder it was not OurselvesArrested it—before—Of Pictures, the Discloser—The Poet—it is He—Entitles Us—by Contrast—To ceaseless Poverty—Of portion—so unconscious—The Robbing—could not harm—Himself—to Him—a Fortune—Exterior—to Time—

A woman—white—to be—And wear—if God should count me fit—Her blameless mystery—A hallowed thing—to drop a lifeInto the purple well—Too plummetless—that it return—Eternity—until—< br>I pondered how the bliss would look—And would it feel as big—When I could take it in my hand—As hovering—seen—through fog—And then—the size of this ‘small’ life—The Sages—call it small—Swelled—like Horizons—in my vest—And…