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My Best—was gone to sleep—And Morn a new politeness took—And failed to wake them up—But called the others—clear—And passed their Curtains by—Sweet Morning—when I oversleep—Knock—Recollect—to Me—I looked at Sunrise—Once—And then I looked at Them—And wishfulness in me arose—For Circumstance the same—‘Twas such an Ample Peace—It could not hold a Sigh—‘Twas Sabbath—with the Bells divorced—‘Twas Sunset—all…

Tell him I only said the syntax,And left the verb and the pronoun out.Tell him just how the fingers hurriedThen how they waded, slow, slow, slow-And then you wished you had eyes in your pages,So you could see what moved them so.‘Tell him it wasn’t a practised writer,You guessed, from the way the sentence toiled;You…

Just to cast her downWhen a fracture—we discover—Or a splintered Crown—Makes the Heavens portable—And the Gods—a lie—Doubtless—’Adam’&md ash;scowled at Eden—For his perjury!Cherishing—our pool Ideal—Till in purer dress—We behold her—glorified—Comforts—sear ch—like this—Till the broken creatures—We adored—for whole—Stains—all washed—Transfigured—mended—Meet us—with a smile—

Go make thee fair my CandidateMy nominated Heart –Oh Shadow on the GrassWhile I delay to guessSome other thou wilt consecrate –Oh Unelected Face –

It gains the Block—and now—it gains the Door—Chooses its latch, from all the other fastenings—Enters—with a ‘You know Me—Sir’?Simple Salute—and certain Recognition—Bold—were it Enemy—Brief—were it friend—Dresses each House in Crape, and Icicle—And carries one—out of it—to God—

Profound – precarious Property –Possession, not optional –Double Estate – entailed at pleasureUpon an unsuspecting Heir –Duke in a moment of DeathlessnessAnd God, for a Frontier.