Original artwork, not a still
That very law which moulds a tear And bids it trickle from its source,– That law preserves the earth a sphere, And guides the planets in their course.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The poem finds cosmic order in something tiny: the same natural law that shapes a tear and lets it fall from its source also keeps the earth round and steers the planets. A single teardrop becomes a small emblem of the universe's governing principle.
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