Baffled for Just a Day or Two
poem 17
Baffled for just a day or two Embarrassed not afraid Encounter in my garden An unexpected Maid. She beckons, and the woods start She nods, and all begin Surely, such a country I was never in!
Baffled for Just a Day or Two - meaning Summary
Sudden Visitor, World Transformed
The poem records a brief, startling encounter in a garden. The speaker is initially "baffled" and "embarrassed," not frightened, when an unexpected maid appears. Her simple gestures — beckoning and nodding — seem to animate the natural world, making the woods and everything around her begin. The experience leaves the speaker feeling disoriented and transported to a place they do not recognize. In plain terms, the poem describes how a single, uncanny presence can suddenly alter perception and make ordinary surroundings feel foreign and charged with meaning.
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