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Not seeing still we know --

Not seeing still we know -- by Emily Dickinson

 Not seeing, still we know --
Not knowing, guess --
Not guessing, smile and hide
And half caress --

And quake -- and turn away,
Seraphic fear --
Is Eden's innuendo
"If you dare"?

Form: Lyric

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