And in "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," Emily projected herself further into the final journey to capture the anticipation of a world without Emily.

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 PLAYED
THEIR LESSONS SCARCELY DONE;
WE PASSED THE FIELDS OF GAZING GRAIN,
WE PASSED THE SETTING SUN.

WE PAUSED BEFORE A HOUSE THAT SEEMED
A SWELLING OF THE GROUND;
THE ROOF WAS SCARCELY VISIBLE,
THE CORNICE BUT A MOUND.

SINCE THEN 'TIS CENTURIES; BUT EACH
FEELS SHORTER THAN THE DAY
I FIRST SURMISED THE HORSES' HEADS
WERE TOWARD ETERNITY.