Death & Dying
It is an honorable thought
Death & Dying
It is an honorable thought,
And makes one lift one's hat,
As one encountered gentlefolk
Upon a daily street,
That we've immortal place,
Though pyramids decay,
And kingdoms, like the orchard,
Flit russetly away.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “It is an honorable thought.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/396/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “It is an honorable thought.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/396/.
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