One Sister have I in our house -
And one a hedge away
There's only one recorded
But both belong to me
One came the way that I came -
And wore my past year's gown -
The other as a bird her nest
Builded our hearts among
She did not sing as we did -
It was a different tune -
Herself to her a Music
Dickinson refers to her friendship with Susan. The bird is a symbol for freedom. Her friendship with Susan is free from obligation, as opposed to the former.
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