'Established' is a good word, much used in garden books…
“'Established' is a good word, much used in garden books, 'the plant, when established' ... Oh, become established quickly, quickly, garden! For I am fugitive, I am very fugitive - Those that come after me will gather these roses, And watch, as I do now, the white wisteria Burst, in the sunshine, from its pale green sheath. Planned. Planted. Established. Then neglected, Till at last the loiterer by the gate will wonder At the old, old cottage, the old wooden cottage, And say, 'One might build here, the view is glorious; This must have been a pretty garden once.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
The poem reflects on the fleeting nature of beauty and establishment, contrasting the permanence of gardens with the transient lives of people.
In simple terms: Gardens and life are temporary.
Key Takeaway
Cherish moments, accept change.
Themes
nature
impermanence
beauty
growth
legacy
Mood
melancholic
contemplative
hopeful
Type
Book:1
Books:1
Cottages:0
Established:1
Flower:1
Fugitive:0
Garden:1
Gardening:1
Gates:0
Glorious:0
Good words:0
Green:0
Has beens:0
Lasts:0
May:0
Might:0
Neglected:0
Old wood:0
Pale:0
Plant:0
Rose:0
Sunshine:0
Used:0
Views:0
Watches:0
White:0
Wisteria:0
Wonder:0
Established Good:0
Planted Established:0
Plant Established:0
Established Quickly:0
When to use this quote
- gardening
- writing
- reflection
- artistic expression
- personal growth
Key Concepts
transience
nostalgia
human fragility
creation
Questions to Reflect On
- What does "established" mean to you?
- How do you cope with loss of beauty?
A Different Perspective
Idealizing permanence ignores inevitable decay.