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Emily Dickinson

To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee, And revery. The revery alone will do, If bees are few.

Emily Dickinson

Nature

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Emily Dickinson suggests that a simple combination of a clover flower and a bee is enough to create a prairie, emphasizing the importance of both elements in nature. However, she also implies that imagination or daydreaming can substitute for the physical presence of bees when they are scarce, highlighting the power of thought in experiencing nature.

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