Read the poem: “The dying need but little, dear”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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The dying need but little, dear

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The dying need but little, dear, —

   A glass of water’s all,

A flower’s unobtrusive face

   To punctuate the wall,

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A fan, perhaps, a friend’s regret,

   And certainly that one

No color in the rainbow

   Perceives when you are gone.

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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