Emily Dickinson: Because I Could Not Stop for Death By: Skye McEowen
for DEATH Because could not I I I STOP I I
for me Kindly HE HE HE HE STOPPED STOPPED STOPPED HE HE HE HE HE HE HE
And Immortality The Carriage held but just ourselves carriage carriage
We slowly drove He knew no haste
And I had put away My labor And my leisure too c i v i l i t y For His
We passed the School, Strove where children children children children
At In the S E S R C E ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring
We passed the setting We passed the fields of grazing g r a i n sun g r a i n sun sun sun g r a i n g r a i n g r a i n sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun
Or rather And chill Passed us - Drew quivering The dews dews he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he Drew quivering he he he he And chill Passed us -
For only Gossamer, only Tulle My Tippet - my gown gown gown gown
We paused That seemeed A swelling Before a of the GROUND GROUND GROUND House House House House A swelling House House House of the House House House House House House GROUND GROUND GROUND
visible The the Cornice - in the was scarcely roof roof roof ground ground ground ground
Since then- Feels shorter than the and yet Day Day ‘tis centuries -
I first surmised The Horses’ Heads Were toward ETERNITY