In Robert Frost's poem "Acquainted with the Night", night symbolizes a few things. Loneliness, sadness, depression, lack of connection. The speaker in the poem walks past people and doesn't feel connected with them. "I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain. "
Will Varley's song "Seize the Night" walks in a similar street. He depicts a morose mood, "you tried to catch Sleep but she's run off to torment your mind
and you lie there awake and unnerved" Similarly, Varley's lyrics depict feeling disconnected from others "Well we got off the bus, a kiss on the cheek
said maybe i'd give you a call next week
but we both know those calls will never come"
I'm now going to listen to that song. I related to the stance you took on the poem and that song sounds interesting.
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