The overtakelessness of those
Who have accomplished Death
Majestic is to me beyond
The majesties of Earth.
The soul her “Not at Home”
Inscribes upon the flesh —
And takes her fair aerial gait
Beyond the hope of touch.
The overtakelessness of those
Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem The overtakelessness of those
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