Epitaph

Epitaph - meaning Summary

Love as a Young Willow

The short poem presents a moment in which an old, hollow willow seems to sing, offering a single image: love is a young green willow shimmering at the edge of bare wood. The contrast between the aged tree and the fresh green willow suggests renewal, resilience, and hopeful emergence of affection where surroundings appear stripped or barren. The voice is spare and imagistic, compressing emotional renewal into a living metaphor.