Religion
Lightly stepped a yellow star
From The Single Hound (1914)
Religion
Lightly stepped a yellow star
To its lofty place,
Loosed the Moon her silver hat
From her lustral face.
All of evening softly lit
As an astral hall—
"Father," I observed to Heaven,
"You are punctual."
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Lightly stepped a yellow star.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/685/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Lightly stepped a yellow star.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/685/.
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