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Her little Parasol to lift

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Her little Parasol to lift by Emily Dickinson

 Her little Parasol to lift
And once to let it down
Her whole Responsibility --
To imitate be Mine.

A Summer further I must wear,
Content if Nature's Drawer
Present me from sepulchral Crease
As blemishless, as Her.

Form: Lyric

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