A still -- Volcano -- Life --
That flickered in the night --
When it was dark enough to do
Without erasing sight --

A quiet -- Earthquake Style --
Too subtle to suspect
By natures this side Naples --
The North cannot detect

The Solemn -- Torrid -- Symbol --
The lips that never lie --
Whose hissing Corals part -- and shut --
And Cities -- ooze away --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 601. A still -- Volcano -- Life --
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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