by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Language: English 
Our translations:  GER
How soft a Caterpillar steps —
I find one on my Hand
From such a Velvet world it comes
Such plushes at command
Its soundless travels just arrest
My slow — terrestrial eye
Intent upon its own career
What use has it for me —

Note: Two misprints have been corrected: Line 5, word 1 (formerly "It's"), and Line 7, word 2 (formerly "opon").

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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Sharon Krebs) , "Die Raupe", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2014-08-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 45