On this long storm the Rainbow rose－1
On this late Morn－the Sun－
The clouds－like listless Elephants－
Horizons－straggled down－
The Birds rose smiling, in their nests－5
The gales－indeed－were done－
Alas, how heedless were the eyes－
On whom the summer shone!
The quiet nonchalance of death－9
No Daybreak－can bestir－
The slow－Archangel's syllables
Must awaken her!
On this late Morn－the Sun－
The clouds－like listless Elephants－
Horizons－straggled down－
The Birds rose smiling, in their nests－5
The gales－indeed－were done－
Alas, how heedless were the eyes－
On whom the summer shone!
The quiet nonchalance of death－9
No Daybreak－can bestir－
The slow－Archangel's syllables
Must awaken her!
(F.216/J.194)
[1–4] long storm:: the storm in The Wreck of the Hesperus by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
[9] death:: the girl was dead at the end.
[11] Archangel:: a kind of fancy pigeon (OED 1, 4).
[12] Archangel, awaken her:: Dickinson wished she be alive in Heaven.
