Religion

I had no cause to be awake

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

Religion

I had no cause to be awake,
My best was gone to sleep,
And morn a new politeness took,
And failed to wake them up,

But called the others clear,
And passed their curtains by.
Sweet morning, when I over-sleep,
Knock, recollect, for me!

I looked at sunrise once,
And then I looked at them,
And wishfulness in me arose
For circumstance the same.

'T was such an ample peace,
It could not hold a sigh, --
'T was Sabbath with the bells divorced,
'T was sunset all the day.

So choosing but a gown
And taking but a prayer,
The only raiment I should need,
I struggled, and was there.

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “I had no cause to be awake.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/258/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “I had no cause to be awake.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/258/.

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