Further Poems of Emily Dickinson/At leisure is the Soul

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AT leisure is the SoulThat gets a staggering blow;The width of LifeBefore it spreadsWithout a thing to do.
It begs you give it work,But just the placing pins—Or humblest patchworkChildren do—To help its vacant hands.
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