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On my volcano grows the Grass

Read 'On my volcano grows the Grass' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

On my volcano grows the Grass by Emily Dickinson

 On my volcano grows the Grass
A meditative spot --
An acre for a Bird to choose
Would be the General thought --

How red the Fire rocks below --
How insecure the sod
Did I disclose
Would populate with awe my solitude.

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