Emily Dickinson

10 December 1830 – 15 May 1886 / Amherst / Massachusetts

The Zeroes—taught Us—phosphorous - P

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The Zeroes—taught us—Phosphorous—
We learned to like the Fire
By playing Glaciers—when a Boy—
And Tinder—guessed—by power
Of Opposite—to balance Odd—
If White—a Red—must be!
Paralysis—our Primer—dumb—
Unto Vitality!
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