Going to Heaven! - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - Going to Heaven!

Going to Heaven!
I don't know when --
Pray do not ask me how!
Indeed I'm too astonished
To think of answering you!
Going to Heaven!
How dim it sounds!
And yet it will be done
As sure as flocks go home at night
Unto the Shepherd's arm!

Perhaps you're going too!
Who knows?
If you should get there first
Save just a little space for me
Close to the two I lost --
The smallest "Robe" will fit me
And just a bit of "Crown" --
For you know we do not mind our dress
When we are going home --

I'm glad I don't believe it
For it would stop my breath --
And I'd like to look a little more
At such a curious Earth!
I'm glad they did believe it
Whom I have never found
Since the might Autumn afternoon
I left them in the ground.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 79. Going to Heaven! Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Aug 30 2002 Comment 10 of 10, added on April 19th, 2007 at 3:56 PM. this is a very nice poem because it's one that i really understand this poem is really straight forard ulike many of her poems. LE-LO Comment 9 of 10, added on May 2nd, 2006 at 2:02 PM. I think that this poem is really inspiring to me. I mean what you guys think and are doing is really great. I like all of you guys ideas. Right now I'm doing a research paper on her and this poem. I really love this poem. Jackie Bauman from United States Comment 8 of 10, added on March 6th, 2006 at 9:17 PM. This poem is one of my favorites from Emily Dickinson. Even though I like "Heart We Will Forget Him" better. But since I have a research paper due soon on her I will probably pick this one because I can understand it the best. Bell from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Going to Heaven!, has received 10 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Emily Dickinson with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 79. Going to Heaven! Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Jul 25 2008, 3:38AM Poem of the Day: Aug 30 2002 Viewed 15344 times. Added on March 6th, 2006 at 9:17 PM.

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