Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.
We slowly drove – He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –
We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess – in the Ring –
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –
Or rather – He passed us –
The Dews drew quivering and chill –
For only Gossamer, my Gown –
My Tippet – only Tulle –
We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –
Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity –
She's talking about death. Each capitalized word is another point in her life, from Children, to Recess, to Gazing Grain, they all personify a part of her life. Children and School and Recess represent her childhood. Gazing Grain represents the middle of life. and the setting sun represents death.
Friday, January 15, 2010
This is How We Rock the Poetry World. (Because i could not stop for death)
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