Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924.
Part Two: NatureLVII
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I keep it staying at home,
With a bobolink for a chorister,
And an orchard for a dome.
I just wear my wings,
And instead of tolling the bell for church,
Our little sexton sings.
And the sermon is never long;
So instead of getting to heaven at last,
I ’m going all along!