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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CRUMBLING IS NOT AN INSTANT'S ACT, by EMILY DICKINSON Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: Fail in an instant, no man did %slipping - is crashe's law Variant Title(s): Poem: 997; Poem: 101 | |||
Crumbling is not an instant's Act A fundamental pause Dilapidation's processes Are organized Decays. 'Tis first a Cobweb on the Soul A Cuticle of Dust A Borer in the Axis An Elemental Rust - Ruin is formal - Devil's work Consecutive and slow - Fail in an instant, no man did Slipping - is Crash's law. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A COUNTRY BURIAL by EMILY DICKINSON A SMILE AS SMALL AS MINE by EMILY DICKINSON |
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