The Moon
The Moon - meaning Summary
Moon as Altered Mirror
Borges presents the moon as a changed, solitary presence that no longer matches the original celestial image. Time and human history have layered it with centuries of watchfulness and sorrow, turning it into an emblem of accumulated lament. Addressing the reader, the poem makes the moon into a reflective surface: it both holds collective memory and mirrors individual feeling, linking cosmic remoteness with personal solitude.
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Translations into English by A. S. Kline
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