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 —

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem She sped as Petals of a Rose

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