The Gardener 78: It Was in May
The Gardener 78: It Was in May - meaning Summary
Sultry May Summons Tenderness
The poem sketches a brief pastoral moment in hot May. The speaker pauses study when a riverside call draws attention to a youth bathing a buffalo. The scene contrasts sultry, thirsty surroundings with the animal’s calmness and the youth’s simple care. That small, domestic tableau produces a quiet, unexpected sweetness in the observer, turning ambient heat into a gentle, humanized moment of tenderness.
Read Complete AnalysesIt was in May. The sultry noon seemed endlessly long. The dry earth gaped with thirst in the heat. When I heard from the riverside a voice calling, "Come, my darling!" I shut my book and opened the window to look out. I saw a big buffalo with mud-stained hide, standing near the river with placid, patient eyes; And a youth, knee deep in water, calling it to its bath. I smiled amused and felt a touch of sweetness in my heart.
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