We were all born of flesh, in a flare of pain,
We do not remember the red roots whence we rose,
But we know that we rose and walked, that after a while
We shall lie down again." - Meaning and context.">
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We were all born of flesh, in a flare of pain,
We do not remember the red roots whence we rose,
But we know that we rose and walked, that after a while
We shall lie down again.

— Conrad Aiken

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We were all born of flesh, in a flare of pain,
We do not remember the red roots whence we rose,
But we know that we rose and walked, that after a while
We shall lie down again.
" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Conrad Aiken

About Conrad Aiken

Conrad Potter Aiken (5 August 1889 – 17 August 1973) was an American writer and poet.