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Elizabeth Jennings’ ‘Delay‘ relies on the metaphor of starlight traveling to Earth to explore the complexity and mishaps of love. Jennings reflects on how love can be missed due to coincidences, misinterpretation, and misunderstanding.
Delay. The radiance of the star that leans on me Was shining years ago. The light that now Glitters up there my eyes may never see, And so the time lag teases me with how Love that loves now may not reach me until Its first desire is spent. The star's impulse Must wait for eyes to claim it beautiful And love arrived may find us somewhere else.
Compared to Jennings' other works, "Delay" exhibits her consistent themes of time, loss, and the fleeting nature of experience. It aligns with the modernist sensibility of the mid-20th century, reflecting concerns with the fluidity and fragmentation of time and the limitations of human perception.
May 2, 2015 · Delay. by Elizabeth Jennings. The radiance of the star that leans on me. Was shining years ago. The light that now. Glitters up there my eyes may never see, And so the time lag teases me with how. Love that loves now may not reach me until. Its first desire is spent.
Delay, by Elizabeth Jennings | poems, essays, and short stories in Poeticous. Elizabeth Jennings. Delay. The radiance of the star that leans on me. Was shining years ago. The light that now. Glitters up there my eyes may never see, And so the time lag teases me with how. Love that loves now may not reach me until. Its first desire is spent.
Elizabeth Jennings - Delay. The radiance of the star that leans on me. Was shining years ago. The light that now. Glitters up there my eyes may never see, And so the time lag teases me with how. Love that loves now may not reach me until. Its first desire is spent. The star’s impulse. Must wait for eyes to claim it beautiful.
Delay, Elizabeth Jennings ‘The radiance of that star that leans on me Was shining years ago. The light that now Glitters up there my eye may never see,’
