The Mind
Autumn overlooked my knitting;
From Further Poems of Emily Dickinson (1929)
The Mind
Autumn overlooked my knitting;
"Dyes," said he, "have I
Could dishonor a flamingo."
"Give them me," said I.
Cochineal I chose for
Deeming
It resemble thee—
And the little border dusker—
That resembles me.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Autumn overlooked my knitting.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/469/.
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Dickinson, Emily. “Autumn overlooked my knitting.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/469/.
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