Lyric Poem · Peace
A Tooth upon Our Peace
A Tooth upon Our Peace
The Peace cannot deface —
Then Wherefore be the Tooth?
To vitalize the Grace —
The Heaven hath a Hell —
Itself to signalize —
And every sign before the Place
Is Gilt with Sacrifice —
This poem is in the public domain.
“A Tooth upon Our Peace” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/a-tooth-upon-our-peace
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