SOCKS AND REMEMBERING "HOPE" BY EMILY DICKINSON

Girl Removing Her Socks
By Repro Bouguereau

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SOCKS IN TWO PARTS


I.
Hope is the thing with threads
That roosts on the feet
And warms the toes---without the words,
And never stops at all
(Until you wash them.)


II.
Hope is the not knowing
Where the other sock is
&
Hoping for it to appear
Before shedding any tear.