I Was Considering How

I Was Considering How - meaning Summary

Night Devoured by a Star

The speaker meditates on a star that gradually eats away night, a slow cosmic nibbling that ultimately jerks dawn into being. The poem compresses vast processes into intimate, playful imagery: the star’s steady consumption of darkness, its eventual tug that wakes morning, and a sudden shooting star that bursts like an alarm-clock. It frames change as both incremental and abrupt, blending quiet contemplation with a startling final note.