However, the stanza begins with “You know how it is: (3)” this means that the reader will feel in tune with the message that is about to be said. Then we experience the first image, “if I look/at the crystal moon, the red branch/of SLOW autumn at my WINDOW” (4-6). As readers, we can imagine the speaker looking out the window on an autumn night thinking about his love. We can notice that the simplest things, like nature, bring back memories of the loved one. “if I touch/near the fire/the impalpable ash/or the wrinkled body of the trunk,/everything brings me to you, (7-11)” These descriptions add to the imagery of the setting. We can imagine the author sitting in his living room next to a fireplace. This type of environment feels like home; as if the speaker was quite comfortable and reflecting in a relaxing place. The reader also senses their passionate love. The speaker mentions touching ashes near the fire. This can represent the risk of experiencing passionate love; there is a possibility of getting hurt. As readers, we might understand his point if we retreat from our past experiences of love. There is another image in the metaphor at the end of the stanza. “as if everything that exists, / aromas, light, metals, / were small boats / sailing / towards those islands of yours that await me. (12-16)” The speaker describes the senses of smell, sight, and touch as