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Shells from the Coast mistaking—
I cherished them for All—
Happening in After Ages
To entertain a Pearl—
Wherefore so late—I murmured—
My need of Thee—be done—
Therefore—the Pearl responded—
My Period begin
More verses by Emily Dickinson
- This&Mdash;Is The Land&Mdash;The Sunset Washes
- Some Such Butterfly Be Seen
- I Showed Her Heights She Never Saw
- Not Probable—the Barest Chance
- A Sloop of Amber slips away