The bustle in a house The morning after death Is solemnest of industries Enacted upon earth, -- The sweeping up the heart, And putting love away We shall not want to use again Until eternity. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WRITTEN IN EMERSON'S ESSAYS by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE SCHRECKHORN by THOMAS HARDY HAWTHORNE by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE ANGEL'S SONG; CAROL by EDMUND HAMILTON SEARS THE ALTAR STONE by RICHARD ALEXANDER POEM FOR PICTURE: TO AN OIL PAINTING BY WINSLOW HOMER (DRIFTWOOD) by FRANK ANKENBRAND JR. TO THE MEMORY OF CHARLES BROCKDEN BROWN by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD |