"Lethe" in my flower,
Of which they who drink
In the fadeless orchards
Hear the bobolink!

Merely flake or petal
As the Eye beholds
Jupiter!  my father!
I perceive the rose!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 1730. "Lethe" in my flower,
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
Poem of the Day: Dec 22 2003
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