Before He comes we weigh the Time!
'Tis Heavy and 'tis Light.
When He depart, an Emptiness
Is the prevailing Freight.
-F749, J834, sheet 19, 1865
The heaviness of emptiness. Or, like Dylan sings, “Sometimes, the silence sounds like thunder.” Or, like Milan Kundera’s great title puts it, “The unbearable lightness of being.”
Before He comes we weigh the Time!
What does “He” represent in this poem? A lover? God? For simplicity’s sake, let’s just say “Love.” Without Love…
'Tis Heavy and 'tis Light.
Like its subject matter, this poem is both heavy and light. It has a heavy subject matter but is short and light. ‘Tis weighty, but sleight. It makes for a jarring contrast, like a jaunty pop song that expresses the deepest longing.
When He depart, an Emptiness
Is the prevailing Freight.
The poem shows the twin sides of anticipation for arrival and grief of departure, both of which are marked by the heavy presence of absence.
-/)dam Wade l)eGraff
The heaviness of emptiness. Or, like Dylan sings, “Sometimes, the silence sounds like thunder.” Or, like Milan Kundera’s great title puts it, “The unbearable lightness of being.”
Before He comes we weigh the Time!
What does “He” represent in this poem? A lover? God? For simplicity’s sake, let’s just say “Love.” Without Love…
'Tis Heavy and 'tis Light.
Like its subject matter, this poem is both heavy and light. It has a heavy subject matter but is short and light. ‘Tis weighty, but sleight. It makes for a jarring contrast, like a jaunty pop song that expresses the deepest longing.
When He depart, an Emptiness
Is the prevailing Freight.
The poem shows the twin sides of anticipation for arrival and grief of departure, both of which are marked by the heavy presence of absence.
-/)dam Wade l)eGraff
