She Sped as Petals of a Rose
poem 991
She Sped as Petals of a Rose - meaning Summary
Ephemeral Flight Against Wind
The poem imagines a delicate figure moving like rose petals driven by wind, fragile yet titled an "Aristocrat of Time." She seems to flee or seek compensation from temporal forces, leaving only a minor absence in the natural world — like the small sounds of crickets or bees — while internally retaining a vast, concealed emotional landscape. It contrasts outward ephemerality with an inward, enduring depth.
Read Complete AnalysesShe sped as Petals of a Rose Offended by the Wind A frail Aristocrat of Time Indemnity to find Leaving on nature a Default As Cricket or as Bee But Andes in the Bosoms where She had begun to lie
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