iam Shakespeare (1564-1616). In this sonnet, the poet talks about old age and the passing of time. He uses very simple images from nature to show how he is growing older.

In the line “That time of year thou mayst in me behold,” Shakespeare is speaking to his beloved or a dear friend. The poet tells his beloved that if they (he/she জানা না থাকলে they ব্যবহার করা হয়) look at him, they can see a season in him. It means this season represents the poet’s stage of life he is in.

Then he explains that, in this season, “yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang” on the trees. This is the image of autumn. Autumn is the time when the leaves of trees turn yellow and fall. The empty branches shake in the cold. This image shows that the poet is in his old age. Just like a tree that has lost most of its leaves, the poet has lost his youth and strength. He is now weak. He is growing old and moving closer to death.

Through the image of autumn and its empty trees, Shakespeare shows the natural process of aging. It creates a sad but beautiful picture of the poet’s life reaching its final stage.