Tall windows show Infinity; And, hard reality, The candles weep and pry and dance Like lives mocked at by Chance. The rooms are vast as Sleep within; When once I ventured in, Chill Silence, like a surging sea, Slowly enveloped me.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Vastness and silence in a room create a feeling of being overwhelmed by chance and emptiness.
- In plain terms
- Big windows show infinity, but silence inside feels overwhelming.
- What can you take from it?
- Silence and space can feel overwhelming.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can silence feel like a sea?
- Does infinity feel threatening?
Another view
It interprets silence as threatening rather than peaceful.
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