Religion
The soul should always stand ajar
Religion
The soul should always stand ajar,
That if the heaven inquire,
He will not be obliged to wait,
Or shy of troubling her.
Depart, before the host has slid
The bolt upon the door,
To seek for the accomplished guest, --
Her visitor no more.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “The soul should always stand ajar.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/425/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “The soul should always stand ajar.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/425/.
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