Lyric Poem · Sad

Where Thou art—that—is Home

by Emily Dickinson

Where Thou art — that — is Home —

Cashmere — or Calvary — the same —

Degree — or Shame —

I scarce esteem Location's Name —

So I may Come —

What Thou dost — is Delight —

Bondage as Play — be sweet —

Imprisonment — Content —

And Sentence — Sacrament —

Just We two — meet —

Where Thou art not — is Woe —

Tho' Bands of Spices — row —

What Thou dost not — Despair —

Tho' Gabriel — praise me — Sire —

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Poem: Where Thou art—that—is Home
Poet: Emily Dickinson
Length: 14 lines
Form: Lyric Poem
Themes: Sad

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Shape: 14 lines · 3 stanzas of 4–5 lines

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Author record: Emily Dickinson1830–1886
Source record: PoetryDBWhere Thou art—that—is Home by emily-dickinson, PoetryDB transcription
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