The Butterfly's Assumption Gown

The Butterfly's Assumption Gown
In Chrysoprase Apartments hung
This afternoon put on --
How condescending to descend
And be of Buttercups the friend
In a New England Town --

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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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