ASTRA CASTRA, by EMILY DICKINSONPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: Departed to the judgment. / a mighty afternoon Last Line: And leave the soul alone. Variant Title(s): "departed -- To The Judgment"";poem: 524;
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.
