The last Night that She lived

The poem

The last Night that She lived It was a Common Night Except the Dying -- this to Us Made Nature different

We noticed smallest things -- Things overlooked before By this great light upon our Minds Italicized -- as 'twere.

As We went out and in Between Her final Room And Rooms where Those to be alive Tomorrow were, a Blame

That Others could exist While She must finish quite A Jealousy for Her arose So nearly infinite --

We waited while She passed -- It was a narrow time -- Too jostled were Our Souls to speak At length the notice came.

She mentioned, and forgot -- Then lightly as a Reed Bent to the Water, struggled scarce -- Consented, and was dead --

And We -- We placed the Hair -- And drew the Head erect -- And then an awful leisure was Belief to regulate --