Living
Pompless no life can pass away
Living
Pompless no life can pass away;
The lowliest career
To the same pageant wends its way
As that exalted here.
How cordial is the mystery!
The hospitable pall
A "this way" beckons spaciously, --
A miracle for all!
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Pompless no life can pass away.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/256/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Pompless no life can pass away.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/256/.
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