Morning is the place for dew

Emily Dickinson · 1890–1896

Catalog grade guidance: 3–5 — Short Dickinson lyric; punctuation/dashes may need a brief teacher note.

4 content lines · 20 words · Est. recitation about 11 sec (approx.)

Public-domain text for reading and recitation practice. Source: Project Gutenberg Dickinson series hosted as poems-of-emily-dickinson.Estimated time uses ~120 words/minute plus short pauses—not a contest rule.