World-mothering air, air wild, Wound with thee, in thee isled, Fold home, fast fold thy child.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Addressing the air as a mother that wraps and homes a child.
- In plain terms
- Air acts like a mother wrapping you up.
- What can you take from it?
- See nature as protective and nurturing.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does nature feel like home to you?
- What protects you?
Another view
Nature can be wild and not always protective.
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