Of Being is a Bird

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Of Being is a Bird

Written by:

Emily Dickinson (other works)

Poem #:

653

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Published:

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Language:

English

Type:

Poetry

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Preceded by:

A Prison gets to be a friend -- -652-

Succeeded by:

A long -- long Sleep -- A famous -- Sleep -- -654-

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Of Being is a Bird
The likest to the Down
An Easy Breeze do put afloat
The General Heavens -- upon --

It soars -- and shifts -- and whirls --
And measures with the Clouds
In easy -- even -- dazzling pace --
No different the Birds --

Except a Wake of Music
Accompany their feet --
As did the Down emit a Tune --
For Ecstasy -- of it