I think its about a man who left to become something great, like a giant.
He talks about how people "used to" live three hundred years, meaning that there was a time before all this where there was this seeming immortality, this great power that made men seem like giants.
However, now that he's finally reached "the hill" or what he thought would be the peak of his life, he realizes all the better things he left behind in pursuit of greed.
A gathering in spring sounds like a picnic or some happy moment shared by a group of people on a beautiful day. That's how it USED TO BE but now it is nothing but a dying hilltop for him, and the memories of how things used to be.
I think its about a man who left to become something great, like a giant.
He talks about how people "used to" live three hundred years, meaning that there was a time before all this where there was this seeming immortality, this great power that made men seem like giants.
However, now that he's finally reached "the hill" or what he thought would be the peak of his life, he realizes all the better things he left behind in pursuit of greed.
A gathering in spring sounds like a picnic or some happy moment shared by a group of people on a beautiful day. That's how it USED TO BE but now it is nothing but a dying hilltop for him, and the memories of how things used to be.