Epitaph

by Emily Elizabeth Dickinson — a poem card from Justes Mots

An epitaph honoring someone whose influence and reputation extend far beyond their physical form. Dickinson paradoxically celebrates the vastness of human impact contained within a grave, emphasizing how a life's fame transcends death. It offers dignity and significance to mortality.

Step lightly on this narrow spot!
The broadest land that grows
Is not so ample as the breast
These emerald seams enclose.

Step lofty; for this name is told
As far as cannon dwell,
Or flag subsist, or fame export…

Themes: sympathy · grief · reflection