The Drifting Leaf
The Drifting Leaf - meaning Summary
Ephemeral Journey of Life
The poem uses the image of a wilted leaf driven by wind to reflect on human transience. Youth, love, and movement are depicted as brief and directionless, like leaves carried without control. The speaker observes cycles of ascent and descent, arrival in decay, and expresses an open-ended anxiety about the final destination. The closing question underscores uncertainty about mortality and where life’s wandering ultimately ends.
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