I Am Just a Passer-by on Earth
To my sister, Shura
I Am Just a Passer-by on Earth - meaning Summary
Transient Hope Beneath the Moon
The speaker presents himself as a transient figure who finds sudden warmth and hope under the autumn moon. Isolated experience and the flat, sandy landscape evoke mingled innocence and despair, prompting an emotional awakening. Although the speaker has not known romantic love, he recognizes that love is not separate or distant; a shared love can create an inner homeland of belonging and meaning.
Read Complete AnalysesI am just a passer-by on earth, So wave your happy hand to me. The autumn moon has such a light Of mild tranquillity. For the first time I warm myself At the moon, glow from the cold. Again I live, and live in hope Of love which I have never known. Our lowland flatness brought this on, Salted by the whiteness of sand, And someone's tousled innocence, And someone's native despair. I will not hide forever, then, That love is not a thing apart. One love together shared brought us This country of the heart.
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