Nature

I know a place where summer strives

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

Nature

I know a place where summer strives
With such a practised frost,
She each year leads her daisies back,
Recording briefly, "Lost."

But when the south wind stirs the pools
And struggles in the lanes,
Her heart misgives her for her vow,
And she pours soft refrains

Into the lap of adamant,
And spices, and the dew,
That stiffens quietly to quartz,
Upon her amber shoe.

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “I know a place where summer strives.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/215/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “I know a place where summer strives.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/215/.

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