Go not too near a House of Rose --
The depredation of a Breeze --
Or inundation of a Dew
Alarms its walls away --

Nor try to tie the Butterfly,
Nor climb the Bars of Ecstasy,
In insecurity to lie
Is Joy's insuring quality.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 1434. Go not too near a House of Rose --
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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