The Mind
A little madness in the Spring
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
A little madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King,
But God be with the Clown,
Who ponders this tremendous scene—
This whole experiment of green,
As if it were his own!
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “A little madness in the Spring.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/636/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “A little madness in the Spring.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/636/.
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