199 I'm "wife" – I've finished that [Russian translation]

I'm "wife" — I've finished that —

That other state —

I'm Czar — I'm "Woman" now —

It's safer so —

How odd the Girl's life looks

Behind this soft Eclipse —

I think that Earth feels so

To folks in Heaven — now —

This being comfort — then

That other kind — was pain —

But why compare?

I'm "Wife"! Stop there!

• Artist:Emily Dickinson