The protagonist adores and worships nature she tries to find an answer to every secret, but fails. “ Unfortunately,” nature is “ very much a now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t affair.” “A fish flashes,” then “ dissolves in the water” before her eyes “ so much like salt.” “ Deer” ascend “ bodily into heaven,” “ the brightest oriole fades into leaves.” The protagonist admits that “ these disappearances” stun her “ into stillness and concentration.” People say of nature that it “ conceals with a grand nonchalance,” and they say of vision that it is “ a deliberate gift, the revelation of a dancer” who for the protagonist’s eyes “ only flings away her seven veils,” for nature “ does reveal” as well as “ conceal.” This imagery evokes a feeling of awe. And “ suddenly” the light “ runs across the land like a comber,” and “ up the trees,” and goes again “ in a wink.” It feels as if she has gone blind or “ died.” When it comes again, “ the light,” the woman holds her breath, and if it is stays she forgets about it until “ it goes again.” This imagery evokes a rather depressing feeling, for it is clear that the protagonist is confused and disorientated. The wind is “ terrific out of the west the sun comes and goes.” The protagonist sees how the shadows “ on the field” before her “ deepen uniformly and spread like a plague.” Everything around her seems “ so dull” that the woman is “ amazed” she can even distinguish objects. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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