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In this poem, Emily uses all the primary colors in a completely
new way:
NATURE RARER USES YELLOW
THAN ANOTHER HUE;
SAVES SHE ALL OF THAT FOR SUNSETS,-
PRODIGAL OF BLUE,
SPENDING SCARLET LIKE A WOMAN,
YELLOW SHE AFFORDS
ONLY SCANTLY AND SELECTLY,
LIKE A LOVER'S WORDS.
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