Cover art for The Woodpecker by Emily Dickinson

The Woodpecker

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The Woodpecker Lyrics

His bill an auger is,
His head, a cap and frill.
He laboreth at every tree,--
A worm his utmost goal.

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  1. 3.
    Hope
  2. 16.
    A Book
  3. 30.
    Fire
  4. 31.
    A Man
  5. 33.
    Griefs
  6. 48.
    Desire
  7. 50.
    Power
  8. 58.
    Love
  9. 61.
    Song
  10. 72.
    Who?
  11. 74.
    Dreams
  12. 81.
    March
  13. 86.
    A Rose
  14. 89.
    A Well
  15. 93.
    The Woodpecker
  16. 94.
    Snake
  17. 100.
    Cocoon
  18. 101.
    Sunset
  19. 102.
    Aurora
  20. 109.
    Ending
  21. 117.
    Death
  22. 121.
    Asleep
  23. 136.
    Waiting
  24. 142.
    Dead
  25. 156.
    Thirst
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