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[NdT: To Eva]

Smote – a Moth at – Dusk – on the Bed –
’Twas Butterfly Sublime –
Looked it up – Science – Books – Unique –
Touching It – would be – Crime –

Went Libraries – went Erudite –
Went all this World around –
Unknown – Wings so incredible –
Gems so many – abound –

Shimmering – glinting – unexplained –
Esfahan-enameled? –
Potosi – Malay – Golconda? –
And then I realized

Was – but a Feather – from Pillow
’pon which nights Slip to – Dream –
A – Down – which had punctured – the Case –
That helps People – not scream –