Nature

How still the bells in steeples stand

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

Nature

How still the bells in steeples stand,
Till, swollen with the sky,
They leap upon their silver feet
In frantic melody!

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “How still the bells in steeples stand.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/290/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “How still the bells in steeples stand.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/290/.

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