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Emily Dickinson

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Baffled for just a day or two—
Embarrassed—not afraid—
Encounter in my garden
An unexpected Maid.

She beckons, and the woods start—
She nods, and all begin—
Surely, such a country
I was never in!

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From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson | Written c. 1858

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