The Day Undressed Herself
poem 716
The Day Undressed Herself - meaning Summary
Dawn Personified as Lady
This poem personifies the Day as a woman who dresses and undresses, mixing domestic detail with vast cosmic imagery. Simple garments and an "newest Star" emphasize both ordinariness and novelty. Proximity to God and Heaven suggests a serene, fearless intimacy. The last image—her candle’s flicker seen on distant domes and the Bosporus—casts sunrise as a gentle, global illumination that withdraws without disturbance.
Read Complete AnalysesThe Day undressed Herself Her Garter was of Gold Her Petticoat of Purple plain Her Dimities as old Exactly as the World And yet the newest Star Enrolled upon the Hemisphere Be wrinkled much as Her Too near to God to pray Too near to Heaven to fear The Lady of the Occident Retired without a care Her Candle so expire The flickering be seen On Ball of Mast in Bosporus And Dome and Window Pane
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