The Lamp Burns Sure—within Poem by Emily Dickinson

The Lamp Burns Sure—within

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The Lamp burns sure—within—
Tho' Serfs—supply the Oil—
It matters not the busy Wick—
At her phosphoric toil!

The Slave—forgets—to fill—
The Lamp—burns golden—on—
Unconscious that the oil is out—
As that the Slave—is gone.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Indira Renganathan 23 November 2016

It is the labour of the serfs that supply oil...and the lamp burns on...but the oil is out there! means no labour of the slave to supply oil...great as usual- 10

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