Nocturne by Tomas Transtromer

I found the poem Nocturne very strange and interesting. The first read through, I was very confused by the language. After a second and third read, the poem became much more enjoyable. I especially like the part where he talks about the human beings sleeping. Like saying that some sleep peacefully while others have tense faces as though in hard training for eternity. I love that line. I feel that it says so much about a portion of our population. I took this as a religious reference, which might be incorrect, but nonetheless I liked how it worked. The last stanza seemed the most powerful to me. Particularly the line, I see unknown images and signs sketching themselves behind the eyelids on the wall of the dark. What a crazy image, and a wonderful way to describe it. The last line of the poem is very well written and gives a nice image but its meaning is a little harder for me to figure out. I see how it relates, but i suppose my only problem is wanting to know what the letter is.

Robert C. Carothers III