Like Mighty Foot Lights Burned the Red

Like Mighty Foot Lights Burned the Red - meaning Summary

A Private Theatrical Vision

The poem imagines a spectacle in which sunlight lights trees like stage footlights and the day performs for an audience. The speaker sees the universe applaud and, witnessing the scene, feels singled out and exalted. It compresses a moment when natural phenomenon becomes theatrical and emotional, turning a simple scene of light into a personal encounter that elevates the speaker toward a sense of dignity or quasi-divine recognition.