It Is at Moments After I Have Dreamed
It Is at Moments After I Have Dreamed - meaning Summary
Dreams Reshaped by Waking
Cummings describes the fragile, vivid moments after dreaming of a beloved, where imagined eyes, mouth and smile briefly make the speaker feel transformed. The poem moves between nocturnal visions and a trembling, ecstatic bodily response that feels both miraculous and transient. In the final turn the speaker rejects sleep’s illusion as a lie and wakes to a strengthened, clearer day, watching roses deepen into reality.
Read Complete Analysesit is at moments after i have dreamed of the rare entertainment of your eyes, when(being fool to fancy)i have deemed with your peculiar mouth my heart made wise; at moments when the glassy darkness holds the genuine apparition of your smile (it was through tears always)and silence moulds such strangeness as was mine a little while; moments when my once more illustrious arms are filled with fascination,when my breast wears the intolerant brightness of your charms: one pierced moment whiter than the rest -turning from the tremendous lie of sleep i watch the roses of the day grow deep.
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