Lightly stepped a yellow star
To its lofty place --
Loosed the Moon her silver hat
From her lustral Face --
All of Evening softly lit
As an Astral Hall --
Father, I observed to Heaven,
You are punctual.
Classic poem
Lightly stepped a yellow star
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About this poem
- First line
- Lightly stepped a yellow star
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Themes
- nature, death, hope, faith
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