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Last Line: Incautious — of the sun
Subject(s): Eyes; Vision; Sun


Before I got my eye put out
I liked as well to see -
As other Creatures, that have Eyes
And know no other way -

But were it told to me - Today -
That I might have the sky
For mine - I tell you that my Heart
Would split, for size of me -

The Meadows - mine -
The Mountains - mine -
All Forests - Stintless Stars -
As much of Noon as I could take
Between my finite eyes -

The Motions of the Dipping Birds -
The Morning's Amber Road -
For mine - to look at when I liked -
The News would strike me dead -

So safer - guess - with just my soul
Upon the Window pane -
Where other Creatures put their eyes -
Incautious - of the Sun





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