"Forever – is composed of Nows – 'Tis not a different time – Except for Infiniteness – And Latitude of Home –"

"They say that 'time assuages' — Time never did assuage — An actual suffering strengthens As Sinews do, with age —"

"Crisis is a Hair – 'Tis the Hair that has a Bone – When we hear the Bone – we ache – When we feel the Hair – we moan –"

"To hang our head – ostensibly – And hide our Eyes – and weep – Is but a Ruse – to make our Pain The more acute – and deep –"

"This is my letter to the World That never wrote to Me – The simple News that Nature told – With tender Majesty"