Field Below

Author's Note: This is a Poetry Analysis piece I wrote on the poem "Field Below". 

Things come and go, but sometimes you don't realize that you had something until it is gone.  This is just one of the many meanings of the poem "Fields Below" by Regina Spektor.

"Field Below" has lots of symbolism that points to this,  the simple and overused line of  "I wish I'd see your face below" Points to that the author has lost a friend or a family.  Also, "And darkness spreads over the snow" could mean that the author dealt with depression after the "it" was gone. I believe that the symbolism the author wrote relates to losing a family member or a very close friend because of the "it". The author points out the "it" at the beginning of the poem, but near the end you can notice that the "it" has slowly crept away. As if the person never existed.

"Field Below" had several different ways to understand the story. One of the ways someone could take this as a inspirational boost in their life is to appreciate the small things in life. Because you never know when you're going to lose something you just can't control it. But what people don't notice is, you never appreciate something until it's gone.