Links: Dockery and Son, The Whitsun Weddings, Reference Back, Talking in Bed - continuing with something when it is not satisfying.
Stanza 1: 'in widowhood' - recently widowed - old widowed female finds sheet music which she played in the 20-30's. she was married and had a daughter - positive time - contrast to how she feels now.
'she found them, looking for something else' - clear out - good to have a change in life.
Stanza 2: 'sense of being young' - music is a trigger for youth - nothing wrong - do anything - infinite potential.
'spread out'. - can go anywhere - possibilities
Stanza 3: 'the glare of that much-mentioned brilliance love' - 'glare' - light - blinded - cant see clearly - slightly unpleasant. 'brilliance' - jewels - reflect light - rare - expensive - precious - hard/cold.
'still promising to solve, and satisfy' - love = answer to troubles and doesnt need anything else.
'lamely admitting how it had not done so then and could not now' - only now she can bail out - love didnt solve all her problems when she was young and it wont now.
the woman had potential of youth - fell in love - blinded her - potential reduced
love=marriage=trapped.
Rabbit in the headlights - blinded - cant move - trapped in love and marriage
Regretful tone
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