Hello All,
This is my first post, I'm new and I need a hand
I don't understand...
I've always been intrigued by E.D. her life and work
and PERPLEXED by poems like this one:
Some say goodnight -at night-
I say goodnight by day-
Good-bye- the Going utter me-
Goodnight, I stilll reply
For parting, that is night,
And presence, simply dawn-
Itself, the purple on the height
Denominated morn
What is this poem about?
I have a sense that this poem is about the feelings
of
BEING WITH (presence) "morn" "purple on the height"
and
SAYING BYE (parting) "night"
But I'm still not sure...
What does "Itself" refer to?
What is the meaning of
"For parting, that is night,
And presence, simply dawn-"?
Thanks in advance,
Jay