What is the meaning of this poem by Richard Wilbur "The Beautiful Changes?

Question

One wading a Fall meadow finds on all sides
The Queen Anne's Lace lying like lilies
On water; it glides
So from the walker, it turns
Dry grass to a lake, as the slightest shade of you
Valleys my mind in fabulous blue Lucernes.
The beautiful changes as a forest is changed
By a chameleon's tuning his skin to it;
As a mantis, arranged
On a green leaf, grows
Into it, makes the leaf leafier, and proves
Any greenness is deeper than anyone knows.
Your hands hold roses always in a way that says
They are not only yours; the beautiful changes
In such kind ways,
Wishing ever to sunder
Things and things' selves for a second finding, to lose
For a moment all that it touches back to wonder.




Can you be really specific also.

Answer 1

Most poems are terribly personal in interpretation. This one speaks of an intense, and sensual connection with nature. In describing the meadow as the sea, the writer transforms earth to water. In symbolism, water is fertile, emotional, and sensual. He also speaks that each part of nature enhances the other parts, sort of a mini-ecology lesson (probably unintentional). There is also mentioned "second finding," which would imply that looking at something a "second" time, you may see different aspects of its beauty. Does any of this help?

Answer 2

Richard Wilbur The Beautiful Changes

Answer 3

I do not EVER change my mind but I do often acquire new data that causes me to see things in a different light. My mind is ALWAYS open ... 24/7 ... for your thoughts and ideas. Rules were made to be broken. This is usually due to society changing or something becoming redundant or outmoded. The ONE thing that we can count on here is CHANGE! Obama did NOT invent Change. It is the True Consistent. God is always imperfect and flawed when you realize that WE Are the Gods of our Worlds and WE are the ones who create the truths on this planet. We write a book ... we find more data ... we re-write the book. Was the first book wrong? No, not really. For the data we had at the time it was very accurate. But new data caused the change later. God isn't wrong because things change and He must change with them or become obsolete. He is being realistic. If God had a closed mind we would still be fighting off dinosaurs with the latest "Throwing Sticks" from AMF or POD (Protection from Dinosaurs ... The latest in hand held throwing devices ... now totally lethal to MOST Dinosaurs ... T-Rex is NOT included and not covered under the warranty ... not liable for those eaten by T-R's since you are good with ketchup and crunchy). There are NO MISTAKES ... just learning experiences! I AM Dartagnon

Answer 4

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