Larksong
The first poem is entitle "Larksong’’ and it begins with the narrator watching a lark flying over him. The lark is described as singing by the narrator and also as being an observer. The poem is set in May and the narrator is on a field looking at the sky. The narrator is then seen by the lark and the narrator fells as if the lark can sense his sorrow. The poem ends with the narrator claiming that the lark’s departure also marked the end of winter and the beginning of summer.
This poem describes the loss the narrator felt after probably having lost someone dear to him. His pain is visible only from above or rather by someone looking at the narrator from the outside. Also, the narrator transmits the idea that pain is something that will eventually pass in time just as ice is melted by the warm spring weather.
Liquid Light
The poem "Liquid Light’’ begins with the narrator describing the "liquid light’’ feasting on the morning dew. This line may suggest that the light actually consumed the dew, thus killing it. The narrator then goes to explain how time passed and how anniversaries passed one after the other. Despite this, the narrator ends the poem on a sad note, writing about his tears and he was most likely left by his lover just as the light consumed the dew.
Anniversaries
The poem begins with the narrator claiming days go by too quickly and we often do not perceive the passing of time. The narrator mentions how he remembers a day in September, probably the first date he had with his lover. The poem then turns darker as the narrator hints that maybe his lover died and he waits for the moment to join her where she is now. The poem ends with the narrator calling the lover ‘’wife to the weather’’ transmitting how she is now in the heavens.
