The Brain within its Groove

Read 'The Brain within its Groove' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

The Brain within its Groove by Emily Dickinson

 The Brain, within its Groove
Runs evenly -- and true --
But let a Splinter swerve --
'Twere easier for You --

To put a Current back --
When Floods have slit the Hills --
And scooped a Turnpike for Themselves --
And trodden out the Mills --

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