How happy is the little Stone

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



How happy is the little Stone
That rambles in the Road alone,
And doesn't care about Careers
And Exigencies never fears—
Whose Coat of elemental Brown
A passing Universe put on,
And independent as the Sun
Associates or glows alone,
Fulfilling absolute Decree
In casual simplicity—

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Stanza Lengths 10

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