We Like March, His Shoes Are Purple,
We Like March, His Shoes Are Purple, - meaning Summary
March as Living Force
Dickinson personifies March as a vivid, intrusive force that both enlivens and unsettles the world. The poem catalogs spring’s disruptive effects—mud, drying woods, stirred animals, and an intense sun—mixing playful delight with uneasy danger. March is presented as a messenger of seasonal change whose adventurous energy invites risk and exhilaration, embodied by bluebirds “buccaneering” the sky and a bold, almost reckless appetite for life.
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