204 Death and Life (ca.1858-1865) By Emily Dickinson

DEATH AND LIFE.

Apparently with no surprise
To any happy flower,
The frost beheads it at its play
In accidental power.
The blond assassin passes on,
The sun proceeds unmoved
To measure off another day
For an approving God.

Source:

Poems by Emily Dickinson Three Series, Emily Dickinson, Public Domain