"As I walked Out One Evening" is a beautifully written poem that talks about not only the fact that time does not last forever, but the truth that neither does love. Time is essentially eternal and love is believed to be eternal but in reality both are temporal. Time will eventually conquer us all because with time we change and so does our life and our love. Thus, time can be viewed as a destructive force to young lovers who believe that themselves and their love will last forever. This poem describes how love starts out exciting and overwhelming but is spoiled by the realities of life and the passage of time.
"The Second Coming" is a poem that can be interpreted many different ways but I view it as a collection of symbols of change. Such as the "gyre" which represents order and growth but also chaos and decay and the word "stony" which could represent something that endures or lasts a long time but now must be changed due to the second coming the poem speaks of. Also, the title of the poem is an allusion to the reappearance of Christ as stated in the Book Of Revelation.
good analysis, Stefanna
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