Hi guys. I have always (i.e. for decades!) interpreted this as being about death and the afterlife much like Richard Thompson’s ‘When I Get to the Border’.
Of course, all truly great poets, from Shakespeare onwards, can put more than a single meaning into their poems. More than that, once a poem, song, painting etc is ‘out there’, then whatever resonances it evokes in the reader, listener, viewer etc are entirely valid.
So, I am quite OK with it being about death (for me), whilst I am equally OK with it being about prison, love, inner peace or coffee (for others).
Hi guys. I have always (i.e. for decades!) interpreted this as being about death and the afterlife much like Richard Thompson’s ‘When I Get to the Border’.
Of course, all truly great poets, from Shakespeare onwards, can put more than a single meaning into their poems. More than that, once a poem, song, painting etc is ‘out there’, then whatever resonances it evokes in the reader, listener, viewer etc are entirely valid.
So, I am quite OK with it being about death (for me), whilst I am equally OK with it being about prison, love, inner peace or coffee (for others).