Nature
Monadnoc From Afar
Nature
Dark flower of Cheshire garden,
Red evening duly dyes
Thy sombre head with rosy hues
To fix far-gazing eyes.
Well the Planter knew how strongly
Works thy form on human thought;
I muse what secret purpose had he
To draw all fancies to this spot.
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MLA
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Monadnoc From Afar.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/168/.
Chicago
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Monadnoc From Afar.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/168/.
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