Emily Dickinson - Victory comes late

Emily Dickinson - Victory comes late

690 br br Victory comes late— br And is held low to freezing lips— br Too rapt with frost br To take it— br How sweet it would have tasted— br Just a Drop— br Was God so economical? br His Table's spread too high for Us— br Unless We dine on tiptoe— br Crumbs—fit such little mouths— br Cherries—suit Robbins— br The Eagle's Golden Breakfast strangles—Them— br God keep His Oath to Sparrows— br Who of little Love—know how to starve—br br Emily Dickinsonbr br


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Uploaded: 2014-11-07

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