Lightly stepped a yellow star
To its lofty place —
Loosed the Moon her silver hat
From her lustral Face —
All of Evening softly lit
As an Astral Hall —
Father, I observed to Heaven,
You are punctual.

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem Lightly stepped a yellow star

1 Comment

  1. tyler says:
    May 17, 2007 at 12:15 am

    how did she do it? almost 1800 poems!? im doing a project and am having trouble writing 3!

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