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Lyric Poem · Peace

Take your Heaven further on

by Emily Dickinson

Take your Heaven further on —

This — to Heaven divine Has gone —

Had You earlier blundered in

Possibly, e'en You had seen

An Eternity — put on —

Now — to ring a Door beyond

Is the utmost of Your Hand —

To the Skies — apologize —

Nearer to Your Courtesies

Than this Sufferer polite —

Dressed to meet You —

See — in White!

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Poem
Take your Heaven further on
Poet
Emily Dickinson
Length
12 lines
Form
Lyric Poem
Themes
Peace, Nature

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Author record
Emily Dickinson1830–1886
Source record
PoetryDBTake your Heaven further on by emily-dickinson, PoetryDB transcription
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Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
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