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The Body grows without

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)

The Body grows without—
The more convenient way—
That if the Spirit—like to hide
Its Temple stands, alway,

Ajar—secure—inviting&md ash;
It never did betray
The Soul that asked its shelter
In solemn honesty  

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 26, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XAXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 217
Words 35
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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