Poems by Emily Dickinson: Epitaph

Updated May 6, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by EmilyDickinson
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Epitaph

Epitaph

Step lightly on this narrow spot!
The broadest land that grows
Is not so ample as the breast
These emerald seams enclose.
Step lofty; for this name is told
As far as cannon dwell,
Or flag subsist, or fame export
Her deathless syllable.
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