These — saw Visions —

These — saw Visions —
Latch them softly —
These — held Dimples —
Smooth them slow —
This — addressed departing accents —
Quick — Sweet Mouth — to miss thee so —

This — We stroked —
Unnumbered Satin —
These — we held among our own —
Fingers of the Slim Aurora —
Not so arrogant — this Noon —

These — adjust — that ran to meet us —
Pearl — for Stocking — Pearl for Shoe —
Paradise — the only Palace
Fit for Her reception — now —

Emily Dickinson

Death Makeup

These saw Visions —
Close them softly —
These held disarranged —
Smooth them slow —
This addressed departing accents —
We missed Quick and Sweet Mouth —

We stroked
This priceless Satin —
We held these among our own—
The Fingers of the slim Aurora
Are not so proud this Noon —

Adjust these that ran to meet us —
Pearl for Stocking and Pearl for Shoe —
Paradise is the only Palace
Fit for Her reception now —

* These: hair

*” These — saw Visions”: Dying people is believed to see a vision of the Heaven.