A Burdock—clawed my Gown
"A Burdock—clawed my Gown" is a short poem in which a snagged dress becomes a lesson in blame. The speaker admits she wandered too near the Burdock's den, then turns to a bog that spoils her shoe and the splashing walkers it was made to catch. Dickinson's dry humor builds toward minnows, who despise easily, and the calm-eyed Elephant, who looks further on.
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