When you and I met, the meeting was over very shortly, it was nothing. Now it is growing something as we remember it, what will it be when I remember it as I lie down to die, what it makes in me all my days till then - that is the real meeting. The other is only the beginning of it. You say you have poets in your world. Do they not teach you this?

Summary

This quote highlights the idea that a brief encounter between two individuals may initially seem insignificant, but as time passes, the memory of that meeting grows in significance and impact. The speaker ponders on the transformative power of memories, wondering how it will shape and affect them until their last moments. Through this reflection, they question whether poets in the recipient's world teach about the profound and lasting impact that memories and connections can have on an individual's life.

Topics