Nature
The Duties of the Wind are few
From The Single Hound (1914)
Nature
The Duties of the Wind are few—
To cast the Ships at sea,
Establish March,
The Floods escort,
And usher Liberty.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “The Duties of the Wind are few.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/721/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “The Duties of the Wind are few.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/721/.
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