The Outlet (162)
Emily Dickinson
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Published in Poem Of The Day
My river runs to thee:
Blue sea, wilt welcome me?
My river waits reply.
Oh sea, look graciously!
I'll fetch thee brooks
From spotted nooks,-
Say, sea,
Take me!
About this poem
"The Outlet (162)" was not published in Emily Dickinson's lifetime.
About Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson authored nearly 1,800 poems during her lifetime. She is considered to be one of America's most important poets. Dickinson was born in 1830 in Amherst, Mass., and died in Amherst in 1886.
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