The Garden
Thousands and thousands of years Would not be enough To tell of That small second of eternity When you held me When I held you One morning In winter's light In Montsouris Park In Paris On earth This earth That is a star
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The Garden - meaning Summary
Ephemeral Love Made Vast
The poem compresses a single intimate moment into cosmic significance. A brief winter morning in Montsouris Park, Paris, when two lovers hold each other, is described as a small second of eternity that outstrips thousands of years. By naming place and season and ending on the line that this earth is a star, the poem elevates private tenderness into universal, almost metaphysical, meaning.
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