The Color of a Queen, Is This, par Emily Dickinson

The Color of a Queen, Is This

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The Color of a Queen, is this—

The Color of a Sun

At setting—this and Amber—

Beryl—and this, at Noon—

And when at night—Auroran widths

Fling suddenly on men—

’Tis this—and Witchcraft—nature keeps

A Rank—for Iodine—

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885 Our little Kinsmen’—after Rain In plenty may be seen, A Pink and Pulpy multitude The tepid Ground upon.

992 The Dust behind I strove to join Unto the Disk before— But Sequence ravelled out of Soun… Like Balls upon a Floor—

858 This Chasm, Sweet, upon my life I mention it to you, When Sunrise through a fissure dr… The Day must follow too.

849 The good Will of a Flower The Man who would possess Must first present Certificate

208 The Rose did caper on her cheek— Her Bodice rose and fell— Her pretty speech—like drunken men… Did stagger pitiful—

Remorse– is Memory– awake - Her Parties all astir - A Presence of Departed Acts - At window– and at Door – Its Past - set down before the S…

934 That is solemn we have ended Be it but a Play Or a Glee among the Garret Or a Holiday

928 The Heart has narrow Banks It measures like the Sea In mighty—unremitting Bass And Blue Monotony

109 By a flower—By a letter— By a nimble love— If I weld the Rivet faster— Final fast—above—

To mend each tattered Faith There is a needle fair Though no appearance indicate ’Tis threaded in the Air And though it do not wear

929 How far is it to Heaven? As far as Death this way— Of River or of Ridge beyond Was no discovery.

XXXIV NATURE is what we see, The Hill, the Afternoon— Squirrel, Eclipse, the Bumble-bee… Nay—Nature is Heaven.

The Devil—had he fidelity Would be the best friend— Because he has ability— But Devils cannot mend— Perfidy is the virtue

443 I tie my Hat—I crease my Shawl— Life’s little duties do—precisely— As the very least Were infinite—to me—

188 Make me a picture of the sun— So I can hang it in my room— And make believe I’m getting warm When others call it “Day”!