Living
I went to thank her
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.
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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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