Death & Dying
A toad can die of light
Death & Dying
A toad can die of light!
Death is the common right
Of toads and men, --
Of earl and midge
The privilege.
Why swagger then?
The gnat's supremacy
Is large as thine.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “A toad can die of light.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/441/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “A toad can die of light.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/441/.
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