South Winds Jostle Them
poem 86
South Winds Jostle Them - meaning Summary
Summer Insects as Fleeting Gifts
The speaker observes small summer visitors—bumblebees and butterflies—arriving, pausing to feed, and quickly leaving. The poem treats these insects as fragile, transient guests and the speaker as a quiet host who offers nectar and attention. It compresses motion into brief moments of encounter, emphasizing the swift, generous exchanges between human observer and natural life without dwelling on lasting attachment or explanation.
Read Complete AnalysesSouth Winds jostle them Bumblebees come Hover hesitate Dri nk, and are gone Butterflies pause On their passage Cashmere I softly plucking, Present them here!
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