33. “I held a jewel in my fingers.” Part Three: Love. Dickinson, Emily. 1924. Complete Poems

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Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924.

Part Three: Love

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I HELD a jewel in my fingers
And went to sleep.
The day was warm, and winds were prosy;
I said: “’T will keep.”

I woke and chid my honest fingers,—	5
The gem was gone;
And now an amethyst remembrance
Is all I own.