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The Jay his Castanet has struck

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The Jay his Castanet has struck by Emily Dickinson

 The Jay his Castanet has struck
Put on your muff for Winter
The Tippet that ignores his voice
Is impudent to nature

Of Swarthy Days he is the close
His Lotus is a chestnut
The Cricket drops a sable line
No more from yours at present

Form: Free verse

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