The Sun of the First Day
The Sun of the First Day - meaning Summary
Questions Across a Lifetime
The poem frames life between two suns—first and last—each posing the same existential question, "Who are you?" at birth and death. The repeated silence—"No answer"—and the passage of years underline a persistent uncertainty about identity and the human condition. Natural imagery (rising and setting suns, western sea, evening hush) situates this questioning within a cyclical, universal pattern, suggesting that selfhood remains unresolved across a lifetime.
Read Complete AnalysesThe sun of the first day Put the question To the new manifestation of life — Who are you? There was no answer. Years passed by. The last sun of the last day Uttered the question on the shore of the western sea In the hush of evening— Who are you? No answer came again.
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