A Death blow is a Life blow to SomeWho till they died, did not alive become—Who had they lived, had…
A darting fear—a pomp—a tear—A waking on a mornTo find that what one waked for,Inhales the different dawn.
A Cloud withdrew from the SkySuperior Glory beBut that Cloud and its AuxiliariesAre forever lost to meHad I but further…
A Charm invests a faceImperfectly beheld—The Lady date not lift her VeilFor fear it be dispelled—But peers beyond her mesh—And…
There is no frigate like a bookTo take us lands away,Nor any coursers like a pageOf prancing poetry.This traverse may…
'Twould ease—a Butterfly—Elate—a Bee—Thou'rt neither—Neither—thy capacity—But, Blossom, were I,I would rather beThy momentThan a Bee's Eternity—Content of fadingIs enough for…
'Twas the old—road—through pain—That unfrequented—one—With many a turn—and thorn—That stops—at Heaven—This—was the Town—she passed—There—where she—rested—last—Then—stepped more fast—The little tracks—close prest—Then—not…
'Twas like a Maelstrom, with a notch,That nearer, every Day,Kept narrowing its boiling WheelUntil the AgonyToyed coolly with the final…
'Twas awkward, but it fitted me—An Ancient fashioned Heart—Its only lore—its Steadfastness—In Change—unerudite—It only moved as do the Suns—For merit…
'Tis true—They shut me in the Cold—But then—Themselves were warmAnd could not know the feeling 'twas—Forget it—Lord—of Them—Let not my…