Wild Nights - Wild Nights!Were I with theeWild Nights should beOur luxury!Futile - the Winds -To a Heart in port -Done with the Compass -Done with the Chart!Rowing in Eden -Ah, the Sea!Might I but moor -Tonight - With Thee!The Poem"Wild Nights" can be interpreted several different ways, but the most obvious interpretation is that the poem expresses love, passion, and sexual desire. The opening stanza certainly gives the modern reader the image of a passionate encounter between two lovers. The second and third stanzas are far more obscure, creating a metaphor for the ardent experience with ocean images and nautical terms. Emily Dickinson was masterful at being able to describe life's ...
Wild Nights - Wild Nights!Were I with theeWild Nights should beOur luxury!Futile - the Winds -To a Heart in port -Done with the Compass -Done with the Chart!Rowing in Eden -Ah, the Sea!Might I but moor -Tonight - With Thee!The Poem"Wild Nights" can be interpreted several different ways, but the most obvious interpretation is that the poem expresses love, passion, and sexual desire. The opening stanza certainly gives the modern reader the image of a passionate encounter between two lovers. The second and third stanzas are far more obscure, creating a metaphor for the ardent experience with ocean images and nautical terms. Emily Dickinson was masterful at being able to describe life's ...