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</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Passing<o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Good
title. It says what the poem is about. </span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Summer is fading.
Cicadas wind down,</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">And afternoons slant
noticeably—uphill<o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">What a unique and poetic way of saying<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>afternoons are getting shorter.</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Like every step you
take. Across</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The kitchen, into
the yard, Harry’s stepstool is there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">There is so much information and questions<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>packed into these 2 lines. <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Harry is someone close<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Is he alive or not. <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Regardless his presence is always there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">He was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>steady and
strong, <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">but did not show more than was needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Also the writer is describing her own inner
experience<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being just strong enough <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></u></b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>information that comes in the
following line.<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">It<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>also <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>seems that her steps seem more uphill. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></u></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Is
that an ilusion to age , <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">or
the coming of winter <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">is her
moving toward the winter the same as her moving toward the end of her own life?</span></u></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Just strong enough
like Harry was. Like your grip</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">On this world. Among
weeds you grin<o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The writer speaks of at least 2 worlds. <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">She has a strong hold on this one,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but also has a presence elsewhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Is this also an ilusion to a world beyond?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Is it her connection to Harry, who has passed?</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Back at dahlias and
marigolds, gather</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Mint and
chamomile and forget-</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Me-nots. <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The crooked finger
on your left</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Hand throbs when
weather changes--a good<o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The writer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>uses
‘your’ to refer to self.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Consider using
‘I’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the other hand, there might be a
value in objectifying the writer. Particularly if she does not want to identify
totally with the physical world. </span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Thing, precognition.
Squinting<o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">My curiosity is piqued. What is the premonition? My guess
is that Harry will die.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">To the west affirms
it too, hints of a cool breeze and <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">That nimbus
straining toward you. Salient<o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Nimbus is a rainy day cloud.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is there sadness coming her way?<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Edge, severing. Keen
as Harry’s hoe,<o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Keen means something that cuts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is the refference to Harry’s death? <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Is Harry already passed. </span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Put away three years
ago when harvested</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Veg etables lost
their particular<o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">So<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Harry died 3
years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who Harry was in the author’s
life is never explained, but he seems to be her husband.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Flavors. True, it
was Harry who foresaw<o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The scythe and nimbus cloud now seem to have cut Harry
away from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the writer’s life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The alusions to winter now seem to be more
salient to the loss of certain pleasures in her life, such as taste for the
foods Harry grew.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Certain things, who
shelved canned green beans</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">And tomatoes for the
coming of winter.</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">But he never
believed caterpillars</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Predict its
severity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Eve though Harry put away
provisions for the coming winter because he knewk, at some level<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font size="3">that it was necessary,, he couldn’t have
known how hard it was going to</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span><font size="3">be on</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span><font size="3">the writer.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">And mourning doves
endure.</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3">Morning dove obviously refers to the writer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font size="3">The dove</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3">
</font></span><font size="3">finds</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span><font size="3">a steady piece of land
to</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span><font size="3">survive on. It also brings
peace.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span><font size="3">It preserves life. </font></span></u></b><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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