What is are the themes in this poem?

Question

Piano -- by D.H. Lawrence

Softly, in the dusk, a woman is singing to me;
Taking me back down the vista of years, till I see
A child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings
And pressing the small, poised feet of a mother who smiles as she sings.

In spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song
Betrays me back, till the heart of me weeps to belong
To the old Sunday evenings at home, with winter outside
And hymns in the cosy parlour, the tinkling piano our guide.

So now it is vain for the singer to burst into clamour
With the great black piano appassionato. The glamour
Of childish days is upon me, my manhood is cast
Down in the flood of remembrance, I weep like a child for the past.
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What themes does it revolve around? Other than childhood, comparing the happiness of childhood to the darkness of adulthood, and nostalgia with memories for the poet's childhood.

[Oops, sorry, I meant "What ARE the themes in this poem?"]

Khaarlii, yes, I know my task, and I've analysed this poem very thoroughly but I want to get some opinions of others for what else themes it conveys. I just want to get other ideas to add, I'm not relying solely on others' answers.

Answer 1

first of all: it is very beautiful.
the magic of the past, of the way we remember our childhood is forever imbedded in nostalgia. and whatever wonderful things we experience in the present cannot match it, as adults don't believe in magic.

Answer 2

Piano Dh Lawrence

Answer 3

I think the whole point of someone having asked you that question is for you to find out. Don't be afraid you might "get the wrong answer" or whatever. Poetry is meant to be interpreted. Read it yourself and see what themes see in it. Don't rely on others; that sort of defeats the purpose of the poetry.

Answer 4

You can never go back again. Childhood is a wonderful memory, but even if you do go home, you can never go back to those wonderful moments of childhood. Pax - C.

Answer 5

it refers to loneliness, the power of music, love and happy and sad points resulting in the challenges in his life.