Night Windows

• "half bulb bright"


  Romantic image however harsh plosive alliteration of 'b' is unnerving.
• "we could see, which meant they could too"


  Voyeuristic impression. Deliberate, not caring about outsiders looking in. Blind open could also suggest they have their minds elsewhere, not fully satisfied.
• "The curves of a distant landscape" "your body slick and valleyed"


  Compares the female body to aspects of Welsh geography. Intertwines the body with nature which elevates his respect for her.
• "bow/drawn" 


  Seamless flow between stanzas. Represents strength, an active force within the poem.
• Stanza Five refocuses on the outside world and the theme of disconnection.
• "their Morse codes [...] until eventually every one of them went dark"


  Morse code - something that the narrator cannot understand. Emergency communication - last resort of their relationship? Couldn't communicate or connect verbally.
• Stanza 6: "far away yet near"


  Emblematic of physical connection but emotional disconnect (link to Valentine and Keyways)
• Stanza 7 "with a sigh you rose from me"


  Suggests the females power, ambiguous, could be satisfaction or indifference.