For Largest Woman’s Hearth I Knew
poem 309
For Largest Woman’s Hearth I Knew - meaning Summary
Shared Capacity for Hurt
The speaker addresses a woman with a large hearth and heart, admitting their contribution is small but asserting that even a great heart can contain an arrow—a hurt or feeling. Recognizing mutual vulnerability, the speaker is taught by their own experience to approach the woman more tenderly. The poem compresses humility, empathy, and deliberate gentleness in response to shared capacity for pain and feeling.
Read Complete AnalysesFor largest Woman’s Hearth I knew ‘Tis little I can do And yet the largest Woman’s Heart Could hold an Arrow too And so, instructed by my own, I tenderer, turn Me to.
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