Living
That is solemn we have ended, --
Living
That is solemn we have ended, --
Be it but a play,
Or a glee among the garrets,
Or a holiday,
Or a leaving home; or later,
Parting with a world
We have understood, for better
Still it be unfurled.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “That is solemn we have ended, --.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/391/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “That is solemn we have ended, --.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/391/.
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