938 <br /> <br />Fairer through Fading—as the Day <br />Into the Darkness dips away— <br />Half Her Complexion of the Sun— <br />Hindering—Haunting—Perishing— <br /> <br />Rallies Her Glow, like a dying Friend— <br />Teasing with glittering Amend— <br />Only to aggravate the Dark <br />Through an expiring—perfect—look—<br /><br />Emily Dickinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fairer-through-fading-as-the-day/