Poem 135 | Emily Dickinson, 1830-86

Penny Slinger, Who Turns Her Back, 1977, collage  

Water, is taught by thirst.

Land—by the Oceans passed.

Transport—by throe—

Peace—by its battles told—

Love, by Memorial Mold—

Birds, by the Snow.

Emily Dickinson, 1830-86

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Poems on Fragments of Paper | Emily Dickinson, 1830- 86

314 / Hope | Emily Dickinson, c.1861