These Tested Our Horizon
poem 886
These Tested Our Horizon - meaning Summary
Ephemeral Figures on the Edge
The poem observes transient figures or possibilities that approach the speaker’s horizon and then vanish, compared to birds failing to attain a new latitude. Looking back at those near-arrivals yields a steady, pleasant memory, while looking forward produces uncertainty and risk, pictured as a rolling die and doubt. It contrasts the consoling clarity of retrospection with the insecure, chance-driven nature of anticipation.
Read Complete AnalysesThese tested Our Horizon Then disappeared As Birds before achieving A Latitude. Our Retrospection of Them A fixed Delight, But our Anticipation A Dice a Doubt
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