The Mind
A cap of lead across the sky
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
A cap of lead across the sky
Was tight and surly drawn,
We could not find the mighty Face,
The Figure was withdrawn.
A chill came up as from a shaft,
Our noon became a well,
A Thunder storm combines the charms
Of Winter and of Hell.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “A cap of lead across the sky.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/635/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “A cap of lead across the sky.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/635/.
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