song of elli (old age) "What is plucked will grow again…
“song of elli (old age) "What is plucked will grow again, What is slain lives on, What is stolen will remain What is gone is gone... What is sea-born dies on land, Soft is trod upon. What is given burns the hand - What is gone is gone... Here is there, and high is low; All may be undone. What is true, no two men know - What is gone is gone... Who has choices need not choose. We must, who have none. We can love but what we lose - What is gone is gone.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Life cycles repeat; loss, growth, and renewal are inevitable and interconnected.
In simple terms: Everything ends and begins anew.
Key Takeaway
Embrace change and continuity.
Themes
life cycles
renewal
impermanence
philosophy
nature
Mood
reflective
poetic
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- personal loss
- creative processes
- spiritual practice
Key Concepts
birth
death
rebirth
transformation
Questions to Reflect On
- What can you let go of to grow?
- How do you honor what is gone?
A Different Perspective
Denial of change causes stagnation.