The Mind
So gay a flower bereaved the mind
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
So gay a flower bereaved the mind
As if it were a woe,
Is Beauty an affliction, then?
Tradition ought to know.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “So gay a flower bereaved the mind.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/713/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “So gay a flower bereaved the mind.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/713/.
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