by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Playmates
Language: English 
God permits industrious angels
Afternoons to play.
I met one, — forgot my school-mates,
All, for him, straightway.

God calls home the angels promptly
At the setting sun;
I missed mine. How dreary marbles,
After playing Crown!

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Researcher for this text: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2019-10-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 37