By Emily Dickinson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Hope” is the thing with feathers,
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops – at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard,
And sore must be the storm,
That could abash the little Bird,
That kept so many warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest Sea,
Yet – never – in Extremity,
It asked a crumb – of me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Emily Dickinson “Hope” is the thing with feathers,That perches in the soul,And sings the tune without the words,And never stops – at all. And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard,And sore must be the storm,That could abash the little Bird,That kept so many warm. I\u2019ve heard it in the chillest land,And on 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