I held a jewel in my fingers
And went to sleep.
The day was warm, and winds were prosy;
I said: "'T will keep."

I woke and chid my honest fingers,-
The gem was gone;
And now an amethyst remembrance
Is all I own. (Emily Dickinson)

I held a jewel in my fingers And went to sleep. The day was warm, and winds were prosy; I said: "'T will keep." I woke and chid my honest fingers,- The gem was gone; And now an amethyst remembrance Is all I own.

Emily Dickinson

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