704 <br /> <br />No matter—now—Sweet— <br />But when I'm Earl— <br />Won't you wish you'd spoken <br />To that dull Girl? <br /> <br />Trivial a Word—just— <br />Trivial—a Smile— <br />But won't you wish you'd spared one <br />When I'm Earl? <br /> <br />I shan't need it—then— <br />Crests—will do— <br />Eagles on my Buckles— <br />On my Belt—too— <br /> <br />Ermine—my familiar Gown— <br />Say—Sweet—then <br />Won't you wish you'd smiled—just— <br />Me upon?<br /><br />Emily Dickinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/no-matter-now-sweet/
