Nature
On my volcano grows the grass
From The Single Hound (1914)
Nature
On my volcano grows the grass,—
A meditative spot,
An area for a bird to choose
Would be the general thought.
How red the fire reeks below,
How insecure the sod—
Did I disclose, would populate
With awe my solitude.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “On my volcano grows the grass.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/704/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “On my volcano grows the grass.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/704/.
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