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"This Moment" by Eavan Boland is a beautifully understated poem that captures a fleeting moment of domestic tranquility and the anticipation of nightfall.

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Through its simple yet evocative imagery, Boland explores themes of motherhood, nature, and the passage of time, highlighting the beauty and significance of everyday moments.

The poem begins by setting the scene in "A neighbourhood.

/ At dusk." This time of day, with its fading light and the onset of evening, serves as a backdrop for the events about to unfold "out of sight." Boland creates a sense of expectancy, a world on the brink of transformation as day turns to night.

This moment of transition, where "Things are getting ready / to happen," evokes the natural cycles of the world and the small, unnoticed changes that constantly occur around us.

The mention of "Stars and moths.

/ And rinds slanting around fruit" further emphasizes t