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A Saucer holds a Cup

Emily Dickinson

1374

A Saucer holds a Cup
In sordid human Life
But in a Squirrel's estimate
A Saucer hold a Loaf.

A Table of a Tree
Demands the little King
And every Breeze that run along
His Dining Room do swing.

His Cutlery—he keeps
Within his Russer Lips—
To see it flashing when he dines
Do Birmingham eclipse—

Convicted—could we be
Of our Minutiae
The smallest Citizen that flies
Is heartier than we—

Edited by Peter Carter

Added: 2 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 13 Feb 2012 3:57 AM | Viewed: 6059 times

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