Bloom -- is Result -- to meet a Flower

Read 'Bloom -- is Result -- to meet a Flower' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

Bloom -- is Result -- to meet a Flower by Emily Dickinson

 Bloom -- is Result -- to meet a Flower
And casually glance
Would scarcely cause one to suspect
The minor Circumstance

Assisting in the Bright Affair
So intricately done
Then offered as a Butterfly
To the Meridian --

To pack the Bud -- oppose the Worm --
Obtain its right of Dew --
Adjust the Heat -- elude the Wind --
Escape the prowling Bee

Great Nature not to disappoint
Awaiting Her that Day --
To be a Flower, is profound
Responsibility --

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