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Emily Dickinson: At leisure is the Soul That gets a Staggering Blow



At leisure is the Soul
That gets a Staggering Blow -
The Width of Life - before it spreads
Without a thing to do -
It begs you give it Work -
But just the placing Pins -
Or humblest Patchwork - Children do -
To still it's noisy Hands.

Emily Dickinson

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