4210 Improv 4

Because I Could Not Stop for Death

Emily Dickinson

Because I could not stop for Death – 

He kindly stopped for me – 

The Carriage held but just Ourselves – 

And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste

And I had put away

My labor and my leisure too,

For His Civility – 

We passed the School, where Children strove

At Recess – in the Ring – 

We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain – 

We passed the Setting Sun – 

Or rather – He passed us – 

The Dews drew quivering and chill – 

For only Gossamer, my Gown – 

My Tippet – only Tulle – 

We paused before a House that seemed

A Swelling of the Ground – 

The Roof was scarcely visible – 

The Cornice – in the Ground – 

Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet

Feels shorter than the Day

I first surmised the Horses' Heads

Were toward Eternity – 

Mine. I tried to follow the 8 and 6 pattern... fail lol

Pregame Procedures

(when the well-ordered meet for war)

They meet in Mexico

the city of yachts, rapid growth,

and world-class agave tequila.

The girls, they mirror mascara

and the boys, they con-troll

step-by-step the bomber

claim exclusive international right

larger in size and honey the nose

two-sided, masks real relation-

ships “forward” grid tally

and equipment limitations.