Emily Dickinson

Life XXX. We play at paste

Part One: Life

 
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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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