At leisure is the Soul — Pincushion

At leisure is the Soul 1
That gets a Staggering Blow-
The Width of Life-before it spreads
Without a thing to do-

It begs you give it Work-5
But just the placing Pins-
Or humblest Patchwork-Children do-
To Help its Vacant Hands-
(F.683/J.618)
[1] leisure, Soul:: a slip of mind.
[3] Width of Life:: the width of clothing for a person's life-size figure.
[4] Without, do:: the cloth cannot be used for a dress.
[6, 7] placing Pins, Patchwork:: a pincushion.