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A page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. On the page is a drawing of a blonde goddess-like figure holding a golden sword and leaving a trail of sparkles. A large crescent moon is drawn behind the poem, and the top of the page is colored in black hatching.

By anonymous

Lightly stepped a yellow star
To its lofty place,
Loosed the Moon her silver hat
From her lustral face.
All of evening softly lit
As an astral hall—
“Father,” I observed to Heaven,
“You are punctual.”

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The Moon upon her fluent route
Defiant of a road,
The stars Etruscan argument,
Substantiate a God.
If Aims impel these Astral Ones,
The Ones allowed to know,
Know that which makes them as forgot
As Dawn forgets them now.

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Like some old-fashioned miracle
When Summertime is done,
Seems Summer’s recollection
And the affairs of June.