In the Mist
In the Mist - meaning Summary
Solitude in Enfolding Mist
Hesse’s poem describes moving through a literal and metaphorical mist that erodes connection and visibility. The speaker recalls friendships when he had light, but in fog those ties vanish and each thing stands alone. The poem suggests a psychic or existential darkness that isolates individuals, and implies only rare wisdom can grasp how silence and obscurity separate people. A repeated opening and closing line frames the persistent solitude.
Read Complete AnalysesStrange it is, walking through mists! Lonely are bush and stone: None to the other exists, each stands alone. Many my friends I kept calling when there was light in me; Now, that my fogs are falling, none can I see. Truly, only the sages fathom a darkness to fall, that, as silent as cages, separates all. Strange it is, walking through mists! Life has to solitude grown: None to the other exists: each stands alone.
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