How many times these low feet staggered — Sewing Box

Soldered, rivet, and steel are suspicious for they all related to metal. The key is in the last line, Housewife, a metal sewing box. When the key is placed at the end, all lines before serve to confuse us.

How many times these low feet staggered－¹
Only the soldered mouth can tell－
Try－can you stir the awful rivet－
Try－can you lift the hasps of steel!

Stroke the cool forehead－hot so often－⁵
Lift－if you care－the listless hair－
Handle the adamantine fingers
Never a thimble－more－shall wear－

Buzz the dull flies－on the chamber window－⁹
Brave－shines the sun through the freckled pane－
Fearless－the cobweb swings from the ceiling－
Indolent Housewife－in Daisies－lain!

(F.238/J.187)

[1-4] feet, soldered, rivet, steel:: description of a metal sewing box with legs.
[6] you:: a housekeeper.
[5-8]:: Stroke forehead, Lift hair, Handle fingers:: description of a lazy housekeeper but not dead.
[9] flies:: curtains.
[10] shines the sun:: after the curtains fluttered by the wind.
[12] Housewife:: a pocket-case for needles, pins, thread, scissors _{(OED n.3)}.

. . . there was an inner case, containing combs, thimbles, needles, netting needles and pins, knitting needles, pins, threads, papers of Dutch tape, of India cotton, of coarse threads, pincushions, scissors, knives, and all sorts of those stores which are so precious to a housewife ─ The History of Margaret Catchpole (1856)