Plains Are in a Shroud

Plains Are in a Shroud - meaning Summary

Winter Grief and Self-questioning

This short lyric sets a cold, moonlit winter scene where snow and birch trees create a mourning atmosphere. The speaker moves from external description to an inward question, unsure whether a loss has occurred and whether the absence belongs to another or to the self. The poem explores loneliness, blurred boundaries between landscape and feeling, and a fragile sense of identity in quiet, elegiac diction.