Catherine Chandler's Poetry Blog

Thursday, July 21, 2011

The Solemnest of Industries

The Bustle in a House

By Emily Dickinson 1830–1886 
 
 
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 – 
 
 
 
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