Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924. |
Part Five: The Single Hound
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| THROUGH lane it lay, through bramble, | |
| Through clearing and through wood, | |
| Banditti often passed us | |
| Upon the lonely road. | |
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| The wolf came purring curious, | 5 |
| The owl looked puzzled down, | |
| The serpent’s satin figure | |
| Glid stealthily along. | |
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| The tempest touched our garments, | |
| The lightning’s poignards gleamed, | 10 |
| Fierce from the crag above us | |
| The hungry vulture screamed. | |
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| The satyr’s fingers beckoned, | |
| The valley murmured “Come”— | |
| These were the mates—and this the road | 15 |
| Those children fluttered home. | |
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