Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924. |
Part Two: Nature
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| HIGH from the earth I heard a bird; | |
| He trod upon the trees | |
| As he esteemed them trifles, | |
| And then he spied a breeze, | |
| And situated softly | 5 |
| Upon a pile of wind | |
| Which in a perturbation | |
| Nature had left behind. | |
| A joyous-going fellow | |
| I gathered from his talk, | 10 |
| Which both of benediction | |
| And badinage partook, | |
| Without apparent burden, | |
| I learned, in leafy wood | |
| He was the faithful father | 15 |
| Of a dependent brood; | |
| And this untoward transport | |
| His remedy for care,— | |
| A contrast to our respites. | |
| How different we are! | 20 |
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