1100 - The last Night that She lived
The last Night that She lived
It was a Common Night Except the Dying — this to Us Made Nature different We noticed smallest things -- Things overlooked before By this great light upon our Minds Italicized — as 'twere. As We went out and in Between Her final Room And Rooms where Those to be alive Tomorrow were, a Blame That Others could exist While She must finish quite A Jealousy for Her arose So nearly infinite -- We waited while She passed -- It was a narrow time -- Too jostled were Our Souls to speak At length the notice came. She mentioned, and forgot -- Then lightly as a Reed Bent to the Water, struggled scarce -- Consented, and was dead -- And We — We placed the Hair -- And drew the Head erect -- And then an awful leisure was Belief to regulate — |
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