And draw them all along, and flow
To join the brimming river
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on forever.
Paraphrase: The brook carries along with it all these gravels and foams and flows onwards. There it joins the big river which is filled with water to the brim. People may take birth and come into this world or die, the brook will continue flowing as usual. The worldly activities will have no bearing on its constant flow.
(a) What does the brook draw all along it?
(b) What does the poet want to say in the third line?
(c) What is the message in the last line of the stanza regarding the brook?
(a) The brook pushes and carries along with it all the gravels or shingles.
(b) The poet wants to highlight the fact that man’s existence is transitory.
(c) The poet highlights the eternal onward flow of the brook.