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The fence we walked between the years Did balance us serene; It was a place half in the sky where In the green of leaf and promising of peach We'd reach our hands to touch and almost touch the sky, If we could reach and touch, we said, ‘Twould teach us not to, never to, be dead.
Despite our limitations, the poem celebrates our persistence. It acknowledges the absurdity of our quest—trying to "measure man" and find him "Good"—yet honors the, in some cases, "dumb plan" of pursuing this higher, cosmic purpose. 3. Key Lines and Interpretations
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