by Emily Dickinson
526
To hear an Oriole sing
May be a common thing-
Or only a divine.
It is not of the Bird
Who sings the same, unheard,
As unto Crowd-
The Fashion of the Ear
Attireth that it hear
In Dun, or fair-
So whether it be Rune,
Or whether it be none
Is of within.
The "Tune is in the Tree-"
The Skeptic-showeth me-
"No Sir! In Thee!"
Last updated June 21, 2015