Religion
Except the heaven had come so near
Religion
Except the heaven had come so near,
So seemed to choose my door,
The distance would not haunt me so;
I had not hoped before.
But just to hear the grace depart
I never thought to see,
Afflicts me with a double loss;
'T is lost, and lost to me.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Except the heaven had come so near.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/145/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Except the heaven had come so near.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/145/.
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