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A Wind that rose

Emily Dickinson

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A Wind that rose
Though not a Leaf
In any Forest stirred
But with itself did cold engage
Beyond the Realm of Bird—
A Wind that woke a lone Delight
Like Separation’s Swell
Restored in Arctic Confidence
To the Invisible—
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From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson | Written c. 1873
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