Where Thou art—that—is Home

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



Where Thou art—that—is Home—
Cashmere—or Calvary—the same—
Degree—or Shame—
I scarce esteem Location's Name—
So I may Come—

What Thou dost—is Delight—
Bondage as Play—be sweet—
Imprisonment—Content—
And Sentence—Sacrament—
Just We two—meet—

Where Thou art not—is Woe—
Tho' Bands of Spices—row—
What Thou dost not—Despair—
Tho' Gabriel—praise me—Sire—

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 26, 2023

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Scheme XAAAX XBXXB CCXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 403
Words 50
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 4

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