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We Play At Paste, By: Emily Dickinson

October 7, 2026 by Editors

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We play at paste,
Till qualified for pearl,
Then drop the paste,
And deem ourself a fool.
The shapes, though, were similar,
And our new hands
Learned gem-tactics
Practising sands.

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