THERE'S A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT,
BY EMILY DICKINSON
THERE'S A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT,
WINTER AFTERNOONS –
THAT OPPRESSES, LIKE THE HEFT
OF CATHEDRAL TUNES –
HEAVENLY HURT, IT GIVES US –
WE CAN FIND NO SCAR,
BUT INTERNAL DIFFERENCE –
WHERE THE MEANINGS, ARE –
NONE MAY TEACH IT – ANY –
'TIS THE SEAL DESPAIR –
AN IMPERIAL AFFLICTION
SENT US OF THE AIR –
WHEN IT COMES, THE LANDSCAPE LISTENS –
SHADOWS – HOLD THEIR BREATH –
WHEN IT GOES, 'TIS LIKE THE DISTANCE
ON THE LOOK OF DEATH –