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Emily Dickinson - First Robin
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I dreaded that first robin so,
But he is mastered now,
And I`m accustomed to him grown, —
He hurts a little, though.

I thought if I could only live
Till that first shout got by,
Not all pianos in the woods
Had power to mangle me.

I dared not meet the daffodils,
For fear their yellow gown
Would pierce me with a fashion
So foreign to my own.

I wished the grass would hurry,
So when `t was time to see,
He`d be too tall, the tallest one
Could stretch to look at me.

I could not bear the bees should come,
I wished they`d stay away
In those dim countries where they go:
What word had they for me?

They`re here, though; not a creature failed,
No blossom stayed away
In gentle deference to me,
The Queen of Calvary.

Each one salutes me as he goes,
And I my childish plumes
Lift, in bereaved acknowledgment
Of their unthinking drums.
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