Split up between a real world and heaven, Its a barrier between worlds.
Line 2
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time stopped he remembers a lot about his dad. which is imagery which is lots of memeories of his dad.
Line 3
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time stopped he remembers a lot about his dad. which is imagery which is lots of memeories of his dad.
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time stopped he remembers a lot about his dad. which is imagery which is lots of memeories of his dad.
stanza 2
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very specific ages. Time frozen.'spigged dress' item of clothing. old imagery. happy memories of parents. ' Takes on the light' = all of stanza 2 is symbolic. Explained like a picnic also like a doorway to heaven.
Stanza 3
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'Thermos' is another word for old.This whole Stanza is makinga picnic scene. This idea is given when it says 'the same three plates'
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This whole Stanza is makinga picnic scene. This idea is given when it says 'the same three plates'