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Oh, Shadow On The Grass!, By: Emily Dickinson

October 11, 2026 by Editors

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Oh, Shadow on the Grass!
Art thou a step,
Or not?

Go make thee fair,
My candidate,
My nominated Heart!

Oh, Shadow on the Grass!
While I delayed
To guess,
Some other thou
Didst consecrate,
Oh, unelected
Face!

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