As for the woods' excitement over you That sends light rustle rushes to their leaves, Charge that to upstart inexperience. Where were they all not twenty years ago? They think too much of having shaded out A few old pecker-fretted apple trees.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The forest seems to react to your presence, as if excited, while the older trees remain unchanged.
- In plain terms
- The woods react to you, but the old trees stay the same.
- What can you take from it?
- Change is noticed by the new, not the old.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What in your life feels newly excited?
- How do you stay grounded amid change?
Another view
The metaphor may be obscure and hard to apply directly.
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