by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
The Spider holds a Silver Ball
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Language: English
Our translations: GER
The Spider holds a Silver Ball In unperceived Hands -- And dancing softly to Himself His Yarn of Pearl -- unwinds -- He plies from Nought to Nought -- In unsubstantial Trade -- Supplants our Tapestries with His -- In half the period -- An Hour to rear supreme His Continents of Light -- Then dangle from the Housewife's Broom -- His Boundaries -- forgot --
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- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Bolts of Melody [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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