This poem by Robert Hass is short and beautifully simplistic. Yet, the ending adds a complexity that invites one into perpetual wondering. The last line is haunting. How would you interpret its meaning?
After Goethe
(from Time and Materials, Harper Collins, 2007)
In all the mountains,
Stillness;
In the treetops
Not a breath of wind.
The birds are silent in the woods.
Just wait: soon enough
You will be quiet too.
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