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Who occupies this House?
A Stranger I must judge
Since No one know His Circumstance-
'Tis well the name and age
Are writ upon the Door
Or I should fear to pause
Where not so much as Honest Dog
Approach encourages.
It seems a curious Town-
Some Houses very old,
Some-newly raised this Afternoon,
Were I compelled to build
It should not be among
Inhabitants so still
But where the Birds assemble
And Boys were possible.
Before Myself was born
'Twas settled, so they say,
A Territory for the Ghosts-
And Squirrels, formerly.
Until a Pioneer, as
Settlers often do
Liking the quiet of the Place
Attracted more unto-
And from a Settlement
A Capital has grown
Distinguished for the gravity
Of every Citizen.
The Owner of this House
A Stranger He must be-
Eternity's Acquaintances
Are mostly so-to me.
Who Occupies This House?
Emily Dickinson
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Poem topics: dog, fear, eternity, place, town, door, judge, gravity, capital, quiet, citizen, circumstance, approach, house, stranger, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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