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The rainbow never tells me

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The rainbow never tells me by Emily Dickinson

 The rainbow never tells me
That gust and storm are by,
Yet is she more convincing
Than Philosophy.

My flowers turn from Forums --
Yet eloquent declare
What Cato couldn't prove me
Except the birds were here!

Form: Lyric

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