smoke signals, for instance. It's as if, by retreating to the forest, Thoreau is opening up to its history and spirituality. The "messenger" also suggests the morning star: the piercing wonder of Venus hanging far above clear water, "circling" in its planetary orbit and yet luminously still. As the poem continues the mood deepens and darkens. A "departing dream" evokes a sense of disillusionment. Is the rural idyll coming to an end?
from Christopher Nield: The Epoch Times: The Antidote--Classic Poetry for Modern Life: A Reading of ‘Smoke' by Thoreau
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