Wake Me Tomorrow Morning Early
Wake Me Tomorrow Morning Early - meaning Summary
Anticipation of Poetic Fame
A rural speaker asks his mother to wake him at dawn to greet a long-expected guest who symbolizes coming recognition and poetic success. Joyful, rustic images—wheel-marks, a mare’s red tail, the stove and russet cows—anchor the promise of fame in everyday home life. The poem balances confident anticipation of becoming "a famous Russian poet" with affectionate ties to family and the countryside that will nourish his work.
Read Complete AnalysesWake me tomorrow morning early, long-suffering mother of mine. I go out beyond the travel-mound To welcome the long-expected guest. Today I saw in a thicket Broad wheel-marks in the ground. The wind pulls under the cloudy vault His golden shaft. Bending his moon cap under the bush, tomorrow at dawn he flies. And playfully his mare will shake her red tail over the plain. Wake me tomorrow morning early, Light a lamp in the best room. For soon they say I shall become A famous Russian poet. I'll sing about you, and our guest, our stove, our cock, and our home. And over my poems will flow The milk of your russet cows.
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