Nature

The springtime's pallid landscape

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

Nature

The springtime's pallid landscape
Will glow like bright bouquet,
Though drifted deep in parian
The village lies to-day.

The lilacs, bending many a year,
With purple load will hang;
The bees will not forget the tune
Their old forefathers sang.

The rose will redden in the bog,
The aster on the hill
Her everlasting fashion set,
And covenant gentians frill,

Till summer folds her miracle
As women do their gown,
Or priests adjust the symbols
When sacrament is done.

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “The springtime's pallid landscape.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/358/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “The springtime's pallid landscape.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/358/.

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