Roving
That's what this poem is all about: roving. Or rather, it's about deciding not to rove anymore. Roving means wandering or roaming; it is associated in this poem with youth and symbolizes a host of...
The Night
Let's see… we have "late into the night," "the night was made for loving," and two occurrences of the word "moon." Yep, this is definitely a dark poem, in a couple of different ways. It literally...
Wearing Out
Swords outwearing sheaths, souls outwearing breasts—this is a poem about getting worn out, in a lot of ways. Clearly the speaker is worn out from all his wandering (he's getting older, it's not r...