God made a little Gentian --

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Written by:

Emily Dickinson (other works)

Poem #:

442

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Language:

English

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Poetry

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Preceded by:

This is my letter to the World -441-

Succeeded by:

I tie my Hat -- I crease my Shawl -- -443-

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God made a little Gentian --
It tried -- to be a Rose --
And failed -- and all the Summer laughed --
But just before the Snows

There rose a Purple Creature --
That ravished all the Hill --
And Summer hid her Forehead --
And Mockery -- was still --

The Frosts were her condition --
The Tyrian would not come
Until the North -- invoke it --
Creator -- Shall I -- bloom?