THE TULIP - She slept beneath a tree

She slept beneath a tree
Remembered but by me.
I touched her cradle mute;
She recognized the foot,
Put on her carmine suit, --
And see!

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LOYALTY - Split the lark and you'll find the music

Split the lark and you'll find the music, / Bulb after bulb, in silver rolled,

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He put the belt around my life

He put the belt around my life, -- / I heard the buckle snap,

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Going to heaven

Going to heaven! / I don't know when,

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A SNAKE - Sweet is the swamp with its secrets

Sweet is the swamp with its secrets, / Until we meet a snake;

Emily Dickinson

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