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Best Things dwell out of Sight

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Best Things dwell out of Sight by Emily Dickinson

 Best Things dwell out of Sight
The Pearl -- the Just -- Our Thought.

Most shun the Public Air
Legitimate, and Rare --

The Capsule of the Wind
The Capsule of the Mind

Exhibit here, as doth a Burr --
Germ's Germ be where?

Form: Free verse

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