POETRY Lisboa

Safe in their Alabaster Chambers –
Untouched by Morning –
And untouched by Noon –
Lie the meek members of the Resurrection – 
Rafter of Satin – and Roof of Stone!

Grand go the Years – in the Crescent – above them –
Worlds scoop their Arcs –
And Firmaments – row –
Diadems – drop – and Doges – surrender –
Soundless as dots – on a Disc of Snow – 

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(version of 1861)
in [Esta é a minha carta ao mundo
e outros poemas | 1997 |
bilingual | ed: Assírio & Alvim]
Emily Dickinson