Ample Make This Bed.

Ample Make This Bed. - context Summary

Composed 1864, Published 1890

Written in 1864 and published posthumously in 1890, the poem addresses death and preparation for judgment in plain, imperative language. Dickinson treats a bed as a grave to be made "ample" and reverent, specifying a straight mattress and round pillow while insisting on silence against the "sunrise' yellow noise." The brief, restrained poem reflects her recurring focus on mortality and the afterlife, turning domestic imagery into a ceremonial space of waiting and solemn expectation tied to her reclusive, introspective concerns.