#lowkey kinda reminds me of Harry Potter ngl

[yes-too-yves]

“A last Stag vanishing / Among the trees,” (“True Place of the Stag” lines 1 and 2) In France, deer are a symbol of power and loyalty, and are referred to as “the kings of the forest.” The French Forest represents 13% of the wooded areas in the European Union. The lines of the poem talk about the "a"last stag" disappearing into the forest. Towards the end of WW2, there were not many deer left, almost dying out. Bonnefoy grew up in France, and as such, he was in France during the second world war. It is possible that he is referring to this time period.