The way Hope builds his House

The way Hope builds his House
It is not with a sill --
Nor Rafter -- has that Edifice
But only Pinnacle --

Abode in as supreme
This superficies
As if it were of Ledges smit
Or mortised with the Laws --

About Emily Dickinson

American poet known for her unconventional use of form and syntax. Most of her work was published posthumously.