# Destiny explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Georgia Douglas Johnson.

## What happens

The speaker expresses a deep, almost metaphysical certainty that their love is actively seeking them across time and space, comparing this destined reunion to natural and cosmic inevitabilities.

## Themes in this chapter

### Love and Loss

The poem centers on the certainty of love's pursuit and the anticipation of reunion, highlighting love's enduring power.

### The Passing of Time and Mortality

Imagery of restless rivers, intervening days, and Time seeking Eternity underscores the passage of time and the longing for a timeless union.

## Character check-ins

### Unknown

The speaker expresses a profound sense of destined love and longing.

### Life

Referenced as 'love' who is seeking the speaker, embodying the force of destiny.

## Key lines

> I know my love is seeing me As restless rivers seek the sea

I am certain that my beloved perceives me, just as rivers inevitably flow toward the ocean.

_Compares the beloved's awareness to a natural, unstoppable force._

> When nights are very still I hear His footsteps, coming, coming near!

In the quiet of the night, I can sense my beloved approaching.

_Conveys the speaker's intimate certainty of the beloved's imminent arrival._

## Links

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