Lyric Poem · Peace
I went to Heaven
I went to Heaven —
'Twas a small Town —
Lit — with a Ruby —
Lathed — with Down —
Stiller — than the fields
At the full Dew —
Beautiful — as Pictures —
No Man drew.
People — like the Moth —
Of Mechlin — frames —
Duties — of Gossamer —
And Eider — names —
Almost — contented —
I — could be —
'Mong such unique
Society —
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“I went to Heaven” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/i-went-to-heaven
Quick facts
- Poem
- I went to Heaven
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Length
- 16 lines
- Form
- Lyric Poem
- Themes
- Peace
Craft notes
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- Shape
- 16 lines · 2 stanzas of 4–12 lines
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- Author record
- Emily Dickinson1830–1886
- Source record
- PoetryDBI went to Heaven by emily-dickinson, PoetryDB transcription
- Display decision
- Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
- Publication record
- Not recorded in the imported source
- Text fingerprint
- SHA-256 d5bdbfb803842808…
- Editorial handling
- Whitespace and stanza breaks normalized for web display; no material wording change recorded.
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