I heard a Fly buzz – when I died –
The Stillness in the Room
Was like the Stillness in the Air –
Between the Heaves of Storm –
The Eyes around – had wrung them dry –
And Breaths were gathering firm
For that last Onset – when the King
Be witnessed – in the Room –
I willed my Keepsakes – Signed away
What portions of me be
Assignable – and then it was
There interposed a Fly –
With Blue – uncertain stumbling Buzz –
Between the light – and me –
And then the Windows failed – and then
I could not see to see –
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Emily Dickinson - I heard a Fly buzz
Labels:
ABCB rhyme scheme,
full rhyme,
half rhyme,
lower secondary,
meter,
upper secondary
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment