Living

I went to thank her

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

Living

I went to thank her,
But she slept;
Her bed a funnelled stone,
With nosegays at the head and foot,
That travellers had thrown,

Who went to thank her;
But she slept.
'T was short to cross the sea
To look upon her like, alive,
But turning back 't was slow.

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “I went to thank her.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/88/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “I went to thank her.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/88/.

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