The only thing that humans cannot count on is that things are constantly changing and life is one of those things. It is a complex, intriguing, and inscrutable process which has negative and positive shades. This is the message John Ashbery is trying to transmit to us!
1.Theme
a.Life changes in an instant
-He is questioning the meaning of life; the meaning of how things can change quickly.
- "Only yesterday when I came back, I had this diaphanous disaffection for this room, for spaces, for the whole sky, and whatever lies beyond"
b. "We never live long enough in our lives to know what today is like."
-Life's complexity gives us a today, but today might change. It is unpredictable.
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