Nature

As if some little Arctic flower

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

Nature

As if some little Arctic flower,
Upon the polar hem,
Went wandering down the latitudes,
Until it puzzled came
To continents of summer,
To firmaments of sun,
To strange, bright crowds of flowers,
And birds of foreign tongue!
I say, as if this little flower
To Eden wandered in --
What then? Why, nothing, only,
Your inference therefrom!

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “As if some little Arctic flower.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/35/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “As if some little Arctic flower.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/35/.

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