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| You've seen Balloons set -- Haven't You?
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| Written by: | Emily Dickinson (other works)
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| Poem #: | 700
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| Language: | English
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| Type: | Poetry
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| Preceded by: | The Judge is like the Owl -- -699-
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| Succeeded by: | A Thought went up my mind today -- -701-
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You've seen Balloons set -- Haven't You?
So stately they ascend --
It is as Swans -- discarded You,
For Duties Diamond --
Their Liquid Feet go softly out
Upon a Sea of Blonde --
They spurn the Air, as t'were too mean
For Creatures so renowned --
Their Ribbons just beyond the eye --
They struggle -- some -- for Breath --
And yet the Crowd applaud, below --
They would not encore -- Death --
The Gilded Creature strains -- and spins --
Trips frantic in a Tree --
Tears open her imperial Veins --
And tumbles in the Sea --
The Crowd -- retire with an Oath --
The Dust in Streets -- go down --
And Clerks in Counting Rooms
Observe -- "'Twas only a Balloon" --
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