Once More, My Now Bewildered Dove
poem 48
Once More, My Now Bewildered Dove - meaning Summary
Hopeful Return, Seeking Land
The poem shows a speaker addressing a bewildered dove that repeatedly returns to her after flying over a troubled sea. The bird’s restlessness and the mistress’s anxious questioning suggest a search for safety or resolution. Repeated returns and the final exhortation "Courage!" shift the mood toward hope and perseverance, implying that steadfast faith or persistence may yet reveal solid ground or deliverance.
Read Complete AnalysesOnce more, my now bewildered Dove Bestirs her puzzled wings Once more her mistress, on the deep Her troubled question flings Thrice to the floating casement The Patriarch’s bird returned, Courage! My brave Columba! There may yet be Land!
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