10 December 1830 – 15 May 1886 / Amherst / Massachusetts
I'Ll Send The Feather From My Hat!
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I'll send the feather from my Hat!
Who knows—but at the sight of that
My Sovereign will relent?
As trinket—worn by faded Child—
Confronting eyes long—comforted—
Blisters the Adamant!