They talk as slow as Legends grow

Read 'They talk as slow as Legends grow' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

They talk as slow as Legends grow by Emily Dickinson

 They talk as slow as Legends grow
No mushroom is their mind
But foliage of sterility
Too stolid for the wind --

They laugh as wise as Plots of Wit
Predestined to unfold
The point with bland prevision
Portentously untold.

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