A Cap of Lead across the sky
by Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) English
A Cap of Lead across the sky
Was tight and surly drawn
We could not find the mighty Face
The Figure was withdrawn —
A Chill came up as from a shaft
Our noon became a well
A Thunder storm combines the charms
Of Winter and of Hell.
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It swallows substance up —
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