Death & Dying
The bustle in a house
Death & Dying
The bustle in a house
The morning after death
Is solemnest of industries
Enacted upon earth, --
The sweeping up the heart,
And putting love away
We shall not want to use again
Until eternity.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “The bustle in a house.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/96/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “The bustle in a house.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/96/.
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