Question

in trouble and shame
by d.h. lawrence
i look at the swaling sunset
and wish i could go also
through the red doors beyond the black - purple bar.
i wish that i could go
through the red doors where i could put off
my shame like shoes in the porch
my pain like garments,
and leave my flesh discarded lying
like luggage of some departed traveller
gone one knows not where.
then i would turn round
and seeing my cast - off body lying like lumber,
i would laugh with joy.

1. swaling burning
2. what is this poem about?

Explanation:

The poem "In Trouble and Shame" by D.H. Lawrence explores the speaker's desire to escape their current state. The speaker looks at the sunset and wishes to go beyond the "black - purple bar" through "red doors", where they can shed their "shame" and "flesh" like discarded items. The imagery of leaving the body behind and laughing with joy suggests a yearning for spiritual or emotional liberation from the burdens of their earthly self, including shame and the constraints of the physical form. It delves into themes of self - transcendence, the desire to be free from personal troubles and the weight of one's own being.

Answer:

The poem is about the speaker's yearning to escape their current state, shed their shame and physical burdens, and achieve a sense of liberation (spiritual or emotional) by leaving their earthly self behind, as seen in their wishes to go beyond worldly boundaries and discard their shame and flesh, ultimately finding joy in the idea of being free from their current form.