These
are the desolate, dark weeks
when nature in its barrenness
equals the stupidity of man.
The year plunges into night
and the heart plunges
lower than night
to an empty,windswept place
This line follows closely with the idea of winter. Winter plunges the year into darkness. This is related to ( ), with the theme of winter being the darkest time of the year. Both poems also are open to interpretation as to whether the darkness is induced by humans,or simply natural.
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