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BUTTERFLY UPON THE SKY by EMILY DICKINSON

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Last Line: AND THAT'S THE WAY TO GRIEVE
Subject(s): GRIEF;
The Butterfly upon the Sky,
That doesn't know its Name
And hasn't any tax to pay
And hasn't any Home
Is just as high as you and I,
And higher, I believe,
So soar away and never sigh
And that's the way to grieve -




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