"Whether a dove or seagull lighted there

This poem relates so much innocence with the good as well as fear of not knowing with the bad.  The poem begins with the line, "Whether a dove or seagull lighted there/I cannot tell"  How many times do we find ourselves weighing our options wondering which option is not only the best but the right way to go?  As we grow and go on with life we find ourselves in many tough situations having to make a decision on which way to go. We ask ourselves over and over again which way is the right way or is it okay if I choose this path for today.  In most cases we find ourselves faced with such decisions and contemplation when it comes to non other than love.  Everyone has that one experience with love where you must decide whether this love is right or wrong.This poem expresses such contemplating especially when the author states, "And I must know before I go away/If for today/The weather of our love is wild or fair/Or ill or well." When the time comes to accept whether the love we share with another is the worth holding on to or whether it is time to let it become just a beautiful memory we find ourselves second guessing at that moment what is right or wrong good or bad.  In that moment all that is left is to discover if holding on for just one more night will make a difference as you part ways the next morning.