The Veins of Other Flowers, by Emily Dickinson

The Veins of Other Flowers

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The Veins of other Flowers

The Scarlet Flowers are

Till Nature leisure has for Terms

As “Branch,” and “Jugular.”

We pass, and she abides.

We conjugate Her Skill

While She creates and federates

Without a syllable.

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504 You know that Portrait in the Moo… So tell me who ’tis like— The very Brow—the stooping eyes— A fog for—Say—Whose Sake?

135 Water, is taught by thirst. Land—by the Oceans passed. Transport—by throe— Peace—by its battles told—

868 They ask but our Delight— The Darlings of the Soil And grant us all their Countenanc… For a penurious smile.

12 The morns are meeker than they wer… The nuts are getting brown— The berry’s cheek is plumper— The Rose is out of town.

887 We outgrow love, like other things And put it in the Drawer— Till it an Antique fashion shows— Like Costumes Grandsires wore.

281 ’Tis so appalling—it exhilarates— So over Horror, it half Captivate… The Soul stares after it, secure— A Sepulchre, fears frost, no more…

A toad can die of light! Death is the common right Of toads and men,— Of earl and midge The privilege.

75 She died at play, Gambolled away Her lease of spotted hours, Then sank as gaily as a Turn

762 The Whole of it came not at once— ’Twas Murder by degrees— A Thrust—and then for Life a chan… The Bliss to cauterize—

XXXIX I MEANT to have but modest need… Such as content, and heaven; Within my income these could lie, And life and I keep even.

933 Two Travellers perishing in Snow The Forests as they froze Together heard them strengthening Each other with the words

128 Bring me the sunset in a cup, Reckon the morning’s flagons up And say how many Dew, Tell me how far the morning leaps—

393 Did Our Best Moment last— ‘Twould supersede the Heaven— A few—and they by Risk—procure— So this Sort—are not given—

Not Sickness stains the Brave, Nor any Dart, Nor Doubt of Scene to come, But an adjourning Heart -

927 Absent Place—an April Day— Daffodils a-blow Homesick curiosity To the Souls that snow—