The One
The One - meaning Summary
Rural Vision of the Divine
The poem presents a sudden, sensual revelation of God found in a humble rural scene. Vivid colors and flowers become signs of a divine presence that surprises both local farmers and the speaker. It celebrates spiritual awakening through ordinary nature, treating blossoms and a bog as the locus of a sublime encounter. The tone mixes wonder and humility, suggesting that the sacred can appear where no one expected to look.
Read Complete AnalysesGreen, blue, yellow and red – God is down in the swamps and marshes Sensational as April and almost incredible the flowering of our catharsis. A humble scene in a backward place Where no one important ever looked The raving flowers looked up in the face Of the One and the Endless, the Mind that has baulked The profoundest of mortals. A primrose, a violet, A violent wild iris – but mostly anonymous performers Yet an important occasion as the Muse at her toilet Prepared to inform the local farmers That beautiful, beautiful, beautiful God Was breathing His love by a cut-away bog.
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