Split the Lark—and you’ll find the Music, by Emily Dickinson

Split the Lark—and you’ll find the Music

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Split the Lark—and you’ll find the Music—

Bulb after Bulb, in Silver rolled—

Scantilly dealt to the Summer Morning

Saved for your Ear when Lutes be old.

Loose the Flood—you shall find it patent—

Gush after Gush, reserved for you—

Scarlet Experiment! Sceptic Thomas!

Now, do you doubt that your Bird was true?

733 The Spirit is the Conscious Ear. We actually Hear When We inspect—that’s audible— That is admitted—Here—

1510 How happy is the little Stone That rambles in the Road alone, And doesn’t care about Careers And Exigencies never fears—

644 You left me—Sire—two Legacies— A Legacy of Love A Heavenly Father would suffice Had He the offer of—

310 Give little Anguish— Lives will fret— Give Avalanches— And they’ll slant—

There comes a warning like a spy A shorter breath of Day A stealing that is not a stealth And Summers are away

I held a Jewel in my fingers’— And went to sleep’— The day was warm, and winds were p… I said 'Twill keep’— I woke’—and chid my honest fingers…

651 So much Summer Me for showing Illegitimate— Would a Smile’s minute bestowing

137 Flowers—Well—if anybody Can the ecstasy define— Half a transport—half a trouble— With which flowers humble men:

Delight becomes pictorial When viewed through pain,— More fair, because impossible That any gain. The mountaln at a given distance

315 He fumbles at your Soul As Players at the Keys Before they drop full Music on— He stuns you by degrees—

123 Many cross the Rhine In this cup of mine. Sip old Frankfort air From my brown Cigar.

XXVII I’m Nobody! Who are you? Are you—Nobody—too? Then there’s a pair of us! Don’t tell! they’d advertise—you k…

312 Her—“last Poems”— Poets—ended— Silver—perished—with her Tongue— Not on Record—bubbled other,

29 If those I loved were lost The Crier’s voice would tell me— If those I loved were found The bells of Ghent would ring—

954 The Chemical conviction That Nought be lost Enable in Disaster My fractured Trust—