Nature
Come slowly, Eden
Nature
Come slowly, Eden!
Lips unused to thee,
Bashful, sip thy jasmines,
As the fainting bee,
Reaching late his flower,
Round her chamber hums,
Counts his nectars -- enters,
And is lost in balms!
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Come slowly, Eden.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/43/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Come slowly, Eden.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/43/.
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