His oriental heresies
Exhilarate the Bee,
And filling all the Earth and Air
With gay apostasy
Exhilarate the Bee,
And filling all the Earth and Air
With gay apostasy
Fatigued at last, a Clover plain
Allures his jaded eye
That lowly Breast where Butterflies
Have felt it meet to die ―
Allures his jaded eye
That lowly Breast where Butterflies
Have felt it meet to die ―
Emily Dickinson
Astragalus
His oriental heresies
Exhilarate the Bee,
And filling all the Earth and Air
With gay infidelity
Exhilarate the Bee,
And filling all the Earth and Air
With gay infidelity
Fatigued at last, his tired eye
Glances at a Clover field
That low mound where Butterflies
Have felt it their place to die ―
Glances at a Clover field
That low mound where Butterflies
Have felt it their place to die ―
* I cannot find English-friendly word of Astragalus（蓮華草）, native to China. It is believed to be effective as herbal medicine.
* Heresy: Astragalus
* Apostasy: Leave away from Christianity. Here the Bee is converted.
* In the last 2 lines, Butterflies happily take advantage of Bees’ absence
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