Read the poem: “Forbidden Fruit (Forbidden fruit a flavor has)”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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Forbidden Fruit

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Forbidden fruit a flavor has

   That lawful orchards mocks;

How luscious lies the pea within

   The pod that Duty locks!

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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