Oct. 11, 2026

"How Still the Bells in Steeples Stand" by Emily Dickinson

"How Still the Bells in Steeples Stand" by Emily Dickinson
"How Still the Bells in Steeples Stand" by Emily Dickinson
The Concise Verse
"How Still the Bells in Steeples Stand" by Emily Dickinson

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

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"How Still the Bells in Steeples Stand" by Emily Dickinson.

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How still the bells in steeples stand, Till, swollen with the sky,

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They leap upon their silver feet In frantic melody!

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"How Still the Bells in Steeples Stand" by Emily Dickinson.

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