Religion

Pink, small, and punctual

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

Religion

Pink, small, and punctual,
Aromatic, low,
Covert in April,
Candid in May,

Dear to the moss,
Known by the knoll,
Next to the robin
In every human soul.

Bold little beauty,
Bedecked with thee,
Nature forswears
Antiquity.

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “Pink, small, and punctual.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/45/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “Pink, small, and punctual.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/45/.

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