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Lyric Poem · Death & Loss

How far is it to Heaven?

by Emily Dickinson

How far is it to Heaven?

As far as Death this way —

Of River or of Ridge beyond

Was no discovery.

How far is it to Hell?

As far as Death this way —

How far left hand the Sepulchre

Defies Topography.

This poem is in the public domain.

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