320 We play at Paste –

B. Penn

320: We play at Paste –

320

We play at paste –
Till qualified, for Pearl –
Then, drop the Paste –
And deem ourself a fool –

The Shapes – though – were similar –
And our new hands
Learned Gem-Tactics –
Practicing Sands –

c. 1862 1891

by Emily Dickinson
from The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
edited by Thomas H. Johnson