Religion
We play at paste
Religion
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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Dickinson, Emily. “We play at paste.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/118/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “We play at paste.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/118/.
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