Read the poem: “Astra Castra”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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Astra Castra

Departed to the judgment,

A mighty afternoon;

Great clouds like ushers leaning,

Creation looking on.

The flesh surrendered, cancelled,

The bodiless begun;

Two worlds, like audiences, disperse

And leave the soul alone.

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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