The Clouds their Backs together laid

Read 'The Clouds their Backs together laid' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

The Clouds their Backs together laid by Emily Dickinson

 The Clouds their Backs together laid
The North begun to push
The Forests galloped till they fell
The Lightning played like mice

The Thunder crumbled like a stuff
How good to be in Tombs
Where Nature's Temper cannot reach
Nor missile ever comes

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