What tenements of clover
Are fitting for the bee,
What edifices azure
For butterflies and me —
What residences nimble
Arise and evanesce
Without a rhythmic rumor
Or an assaulting guess.

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem What tenements of clover

2 Comments

  1. Teku says:

    this poem ish very helpful for my classes. We are learning of Emily Dickenson and to read more of her poems would help me get a feel of how she was.

  2. heather says:

    this is a great poem and it brightened my day!

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