Death & Dying
In lands I never saw, they say
Death & Dying
In lands I never saw, they say,
Immortal Alps look down,
Whose bonnets touch the firmament,
Whose sandals touch the town, --
Meek at whose everlasting feet
A myriad daisies play.
Which, sir, are you, and which am I,
Upon an August day?
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “In lands I never saw, they say.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/183/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “In lands I never saw, they say.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/183/.
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