The ones that disappeared are back

Read 'The ones that disappeared are back' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

The ones that disappeared are back by Emily Dickinson

 The ones that disappeared are back
The Phoebe and the Crow
Precisely as in March is heard
The curtness of the Jay --
Be this an Autumn or a Spring
My wisdom loses way
One side of me the nuts are ripe
The other side is May.

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