Sleep is supposed to be
Sleep is supposed to be, / By souls of sanity,
A PROMPT, executive Bird is the Jay
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A PROMPT, executive Bird is the Jay,
Bold as a Bailiff's hymn,
Brittle and brief in quality–
Warrant in every line;
Sitting a bough like a Brigadier,
Confident and straight,
Much is the mien
Of him in March
As a Magistrate.
More poems by Emily Dickinson
I reason, earth is short
I reason, earth is short, / And anguish absolute,
THE SNOW - It sifts from leaden sieves
It sifts from leaden sieves, / It powders all the wood,
SURRENDER - Doubt me, my dim companion!
Doubt me, my dim companion! / Why, God would be content