Emily Dickinson

Some keep the Sabbath going to Church— c. 1860

Some keep the Sabbath going to Church—

I keep it, staying at Home—

With a Bobolink for a Chorister—

And an Orchard, for a Dome—

Some keep the Sabbath in Surplice° holy robes 5

I just wear my Wings—

And instead of tolling the Bell, for Church,

Our little Sexton—sings.

God preaches, a noted Clergyman—

And the sermon is never long, 10

So instead of getting to Heaven, at last—

I’m going, all along.