Whole Gulfs -- of Red, and Fleets -- of Red --
And Crews -- of solid Blood --
Did place upon the West -- Tonight --
As 'twere specific Ground --

And They -- appointed Creatures --
In Authorized Arrays --
Due -- promptly -- as a Drama --
That bows -- and disappears --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 658. Whole Gulfs -- of Red, and Fleets -- of Red --
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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