What a beautiful fable about a love affair that can never happen.
the whole stanza about the ocean turning into a mirror and the whale in the moon and the bird on the tide shows that they can make belive that they are together and its pure poetry. so tragic
there is also the possibility that the sailor is reminiscining about a romance that happened in the "world that was so far away" so it could be about a long distance relationship.
the final verses are definitely a lover talking to someone that they are leaving but dearly love.
"I'll always pretend that you're mine" shows the love and the line "promise that you will wait for me" could be distance but also could be that they'll love each other until they die and meet in heaven.
over all this is a experimentally beautiful portrayal of love that can never be
What a beautiful fable about a love affair that can never happen. the whole stanza about the ocean turning into a mirror and the whale in the moon and the bird on the tide shows that they can make belive that they are together and its pure poetry. so tragic
there is also the possibility that the sailor is reminiscining about a romance that happened in the "world that was so far away" so it could be about a long distance relationship.
the final verses are definitely a lover talking to someone that they are leaving but dearly love. "I'll always pretend that you're mine" shows the love and the line "promise that you will wait for me" could be distance but also could be that they'll love each other until they die and meet in heaven.
over all this is a experimentally beautiful portrayal of love that can never be