Nature and God -- I neither knew

Nature and God -- I neither knew
Yet Both so well knew me
They startled, like Executors
Of My identity.
Yet Neither told -- that I could learn --
My Secret as secure
As Herschel's private interest
Or Mercury's affair --

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American poet known for her unconventional use of form and syntax. Most of her work was published posthumously.

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