If Learned Darkness from Our Searched World
If Learned Darkness from Our Searched World - meaning Summary
Astonished by Gentle Wonder
The poem imagines delicate, almost unreal awakenings of love and nature. The speaker pictures darkness teaching a softer wisdom, a lover’s silent gestures, and a morning that stirs trees and shy birds. These gentle marvels gradually surprise the soul already dreaming of the beloved. The concluding question asks whether the speaker and beloved could endure the full intensity of such quiet, overwhelming beauty.
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