The Mind
Eden is that old fashioned House
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
Eden is that old fashioned House
We dwell in every day,
Without suspecting our abode
Until we drive away.
How fair, on looking back, the Day
We sauntered from the door,
Unconscious our returning
Discover it no more.
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Dickinson, Emily. “Eden is that old fashioned House.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/652/.
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Dickinson, Emily. “Eden is that old fashioned House.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/652/.
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