She sped as Petals of a Rose
Offended by the Wind --
A frail Aristocrat of Time
Indemnity to find --
Leaving on nature -- a Default
As Cricket or as Bee --
But Andes in the Bosoms where
She had begun to lie --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 991. She sped as Petals of a Rose
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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