Cadenza
Cadenza - meaning Summary
Enduring Body and Cosmic Rhythm
The poem presents a ‘‘proud woman’’ whose bones—knees and elbows—are starkly physical yet attuned to cosmic rhythms. Free-verse lines link her bodily structure to circling stars and seasonal speech, suggesting endurance and a quiet reciprocity between human flesh and the universe. The repetition of summer and winter emphasizes cyclical time and memory: her bones absorb, echo, and remember the stars’ thoughts and speeches across seasons.
Read Complete AnalysesTHE KNEES of this proud woman are bone. The elbows of this proud woman are bone. The summer-white stars and the winter-white stars never stop circling around this proud woman. The bones of this proud woman answer the vibrations of the stars. In summer the stars speak deep thoughts In the winter the stars repeat summer speeches. The knees of this proud woman know these thoughts and know these speeches of the summer and winter stars.
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