Poems (Dickinson)/Death is a dialogue between

8263Poems — Death is a dialogue between1890Emily Dickinson

XXXI.

Death is a dialogue between
The spirit and the dust.
"Dissolve," says Death. The Spirit, "Sir,
I have another trust."

Death doubts it, argues from the ground.
The Spirit turns away,
Just laying off, for evidence,
An overcoat of clay.