Gathered into the Earth — Henry David Thoreau

Gathered into the Earth, ¹
And out of story－
Gathered so that strange Fame－
That lonesome Glory
That hath no omen here－but Awe－

(F.1398/J.1370)

[1] Gathered:: collected knowledge by observation. into the Earth:: Thoreau (1817–1862) lived alone in the shore of Walden Pond for two years and two months.
[2] out of story:: to tell his story; Walden was published in 1854.
[3] Gathered:: a hint on tax being gathered. strange Fame:: Thoreau was a tax resister.
[4] lonesome Glory:: the fame of an author isolated from the society.
[5] no omen, but Awe:: the glory he had.