by
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Papa above!
Language: English
Papa above!
Regard a mouse
O'erpowered by the Cat!
Reserve within thy kingdom
A "Mansion" for the Rat!
Snug in seraphic Cupboards
To nibble all the day,
While unsuspecting Cycles
Wheel solemnly away.
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The Poems of Emily Dickinson, ed. R.W. Franklin, Volume 1, Cambridge, MA and London, England: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1998, Poem 151 (Version B).
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Die Ratte
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Papa dort droben!
Sieh an eine Maus
Von einer Katze erfaßt und überwunden!
Behalte in deinem Reiche
Eine „Wohnung“ für die Ratte!
Behaglich in seraphischen Futterkästen
Den ganzen Tag zu knabbern,
Während arglose Zyklen
Ernsthaft von hinnen kreisen.
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