As Children Bid the Guest Good Night
poem 133
As Children Bid the Guest Good Night - meaning Summary
Innocence and Nature's Ritual
The poem likens flowers to children in a short, domestic scene. By describing blossoms as putting on "nightgowns" and then peeping and prancing at morning, it presents a gentle cycle of sleep and awakening. The tone is tender and playful, suggesting innocence, renewal, and the small, regular rhythms of nature. The compact two-stanza structure reinforces the quick evening-to-morning transition and leaves the reader with a comforting image of continuity and rebirth in ordinary life.
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