Out of Sight? What of That?
poem 703
Out of Sight? What of That? - meaning Summary
Bold Faith Beyond Sight
The poem urges action despite uncertainty, using a bird's flight as a model for taking risks rather than remaining paralyzed by debate. It contrasts immediate, sensory experience with abstract caution: failure in daring is preferable to endless hesitation. The second stanza shifts to color and relational imagery, suggesting that earthly lovers and sensory delights are modestly hidden from heaven, emphasizing a gentle, intimate world that values direct seeking over distant approval.
Read Complete AnalysesOut of sight? What of that? See the Bird reach it! Curve by Curve Sweep by Sweep Round the Steep Air Danger! What is that to Her? Better ’tis to fail there Than debate here Blue is Blue the World through Amber Amber Dew&mda sh;Dew Seek Friend and see Heaven is shy of Earth that’s all Bashful Heaven thy Lovers small Hide too from thee
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