The Mind
Except the smaller size, no Lives are round
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
Except the smaller size, no Lives are round,
These hurry to a sphere, and show, and end.
The larger, slower grow, and later hang—
The Summers of Hesperides are long.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Except the smaller size, no Lives are round.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/654/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Except the smaller size, no Lives are round.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/654/.
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