To be a poet is to have a soul so quick to discern, that no shade of quality escapes it.
成为一个诗人,就是要有一个如此敏锐的灵魂,以至于没有任何品质的阴影能逃过它的眼睛。
The subject matter is autobiographical, it's all to do with hope and memory and sensuality and involvement, really.
释义:聪明人舍弃短处,发挥长处,以此来取得成功。阐明了扬长避短的重要性。