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How Still The Bells In Steeples Stand, By: Emily Dickinson

September 30, 2026 by Editors

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How still the bells in steeples stand,
Till, swollen with the sky,
They leap upon their silver feet
In frantic melody!

Read all of Emily Dickinson's poems · About Emily Dickinson

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