The Color of a Queen, is this

by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

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The Color of a Queen, is this-
The Color of a Sun
At setting-this and Amber-
Beryl-and this, at Noon-

And when at night-Auroran widths
Fling suddenly on men-
'Tis this-and Witchcraft-nature keeps
A Rank-for Iodine-