A little Madness in the Spring / Emily Dickinson

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A little Madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King,
But God be with the Clown –
Who ponders this tremendous scene –
This whole Experiment of Green –
As if it were his own!

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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

[Poem is in the public domain worldwide]

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"A little Madness in the Spring", song by Frank Hudson. Courtesy the Parlando Project.