Some, too fragile for winter winds

Emily Dickinson

1830 to 1886

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Lambs for whom time had not a fold.
Never the treasures in her nest
And sportsman is not bold.
Early aged, and often cold, —
Some, too fragile for winter winds,
The thoughtful grave encloses, —
Tenderly tucking them in from frost
Before their feet are cold.
Sparrows unnoticed by the Father;
The cautious grave exposes,
This covert have all the children
Building where schoolboy dare not look

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