Nature
I watched her face to see which way
From The Single Hound (1914)
Nature
I watched her face to see which way
She took the awful news,
Whether she died before she heard—
Or in protracted bruise
Remained a few short years with us,
Each heavier than the last—
A further afternoon to fail,
As Flower at fall of Frost.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “I watched her face to see which way.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/678/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “I watched her face to see which way.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/678/.
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