Lyric Poem · Peace
Which is best? Heaven
Which is best? Heaven —
Or only Heaven to come
With that old Codicil of Doubt?
I cannot help esteem
The "Bird within the Hand"
Superior to the one
The "Bush" may yield me
Or may not
Too late to choose again.
This poem is in the public domain.
“Which is best? Heaven” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/which-is-best-heaven
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