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The Mountain sat upon the Plain

By Emily DickinsonSource: Emily Dickinson - PoetryDB (Public Domain)34 words

The Mountain sat upon the Plain

In his tremendous Chair --

His observation omnifold,

His inquest, everywhere --

The Seasons played around his knees

Like Children round a sire --

Grandfather of the Days is He

Of Dawn, the Ancestor --

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