Emily Dickinson

A House upon the Height

A House upon the Height — That Wagon never reached — No Dead, were ever carried down — No Peddler's Cart — approached — Whose Chimney never smoked — Whose Windows — Night and Morn — Caught Sunrise first — and Sunset — last — Then — held an Empty Pane — Whose fate — Conjecture knew — No other neighbor — did — And what it was — we never lisped — Because He — never told —