Living

So bashful when I spied her

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

Living

So bashful when I spied her,
So pretty, so ashamed!
So hidden in her leaflets,
Lest anybody find;

So breathless till I passed her,
So helpless when I turned
And bore her, struggling, blushing,
Her simple haunts beyond!

For whom I robbed the dingle,
For whom betrayed the dell,
Many will doubtless ask me,
But I shall never tell!

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “So bashful when I spied her.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/62/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “So bashful when I spied her.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/62/.

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