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Emily Dickinson

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Who is the East?
The Yellow Man
Who may be Purple if He can
That carries in the Sun.

Who is the West?
The Purple Man
Who may be Yellow if He can
That lets Him out again.

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From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson | Written c. 1865

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