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I cannot dance upon my Toes-
No Man instructed me-
But oftentimes, among my mind,
A Glee possesseth me,
That had I Ballet knowledge-
Would put itself abroad
In Pirouette to blanch a Troupe-
Or lay a Prima, mad,
And though I had no Gown of Gauze-
No Ringlet, to my Hair,
Nor hopped to Audiences-like Birds,
One Claw upon the Air,
Nor tossed my shape in Eider Balls,
Nor rolled on wheels of snow
Till I was out of sight, in sound,
The House encore me so-
Nor any know I know the Art
I mention-easy-Here-
Nor any Placard boast me-
It's full as Opera-
I Cannot Dance Upon My Toes
Emily Dickinson
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Poem topics: dance, hair, house, snow, knowledge, mind, easy, shape, sound, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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