Nature

Blazing in gold and quenching in purple

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

Nature

Blazing in gold and quenching in purple,
Leaping like leopards to the sky,
Then at the feet of the old horizon
Laying her spotted face, to die;

Stooping as low as the otter's window,
Touching the roof and tinting the barn,
Kissing her bonnet to the meadow, --
And the juggler of day is gone!

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “Blazing in gold and quenching in purple.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/230/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “Blazing in gold and quenching in purple.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/230/.

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