Words Quotes
Quotes
“Axes
After whose stroke the wood rings,”
Here, words are compared to “axes.” Both have the ability to strike and cut deep. Words can strike the readers’ hearts deeply.
It means the poet can express her emotions or feelings through words. She can release her pain, like crying, by writing.“The sap
Wells like tears…”
Many years later, the poet sees her words on the road, “dry” and “riderless.” The words are like a riderless, uncontrolled horse. It means, once written, words can move free from the poet’s control. They can also become “dry.” It means they may have lost their connection to the poet's emotions.“Words dry and riderless,”