by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Come slowly, Eden!
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Language: English
Come slowly, Eden! Lips unused to thee, Bashful, sip thy jasmines, As the fainting bee, Reaching late his flower, Round her chamber hums, Counts his nectars - enters, And is lost in balms!
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- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), appears in Bolts of Melody, first published 1945 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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