Death & Dying
I would have touched the heavenly key
From Complete Poems (1910)
Death & Dying
I would have touched the heavenly key
That spoke alike of bliss and thee;
I would have woke the evening song,
But its words died upon my tongue.
But then I knew that he stood free,
Would never speak of joy again,
And then I felt...
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Brontë, Emily. “I would have touched the heavenly key.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bronte/49/.
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Brontë, Emily. “I would have touched the heavenly key.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bronte/49/.
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