Far in a western brookland That bred me long ago The poplars stand and tremble By pools I used to know.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker recalls the familiar trees of his childhood far away, which still stand but tremble in the distance.
- In plain terms
- Far away, the trees from my childhood still stand there even though I am gone.
- What can you take from it?
- Places from our past remain unchanged while we move on.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What place do you still watch?
- How has distance changed your view?
Another view
The trees may have died or changed, but the memory assumes they are static.
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