Read the poem: “Unreturning”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
< < < Upon the gallows hung a wretch
Unto my books so good to turn > > >

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Unreturning

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‘T was such a little, little boat

That toddled down the bay!

‘T was such a gallant, gallant sea

That beckoned it away!

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‘T was such a greedy, greedy wave

That licked it from the coast;

Nor ever guessed the stately sails

My little craft was lost!

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< < < Upon the gallows hung a wretch
Unto my books so good to turn > > >

American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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