Religion
The soul selects her own society
Religion
The soul selects her own society,
Then shuts the door;
On her divine majority
Obtrude no more.
Unmoved, she notes the chariot's pausing
At her low gate;
Unmoved, an emperor is kneeling
Upon her mat.
I've known her from an ample nation
Choose one;
Then close the valves of her attention
Like stone.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “The soul selects her own society.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/12/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “The soul selects her own society.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/12/.
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