s unity as well. Roundness is also a very feminine characteristic. The roundness of the dome can be compared to the roundness of a breast or the woman that provides nourishment and new life. The dome is much like the breast in that it is associated with creating life and providing the necessary nourishment to sustain that life. It firmly stands above everything inside of it to protect and to provide.
             As the poem progresses it becomes more obvious that this dome is used to represent the unconscious mind. The mind, like the dome, gives birth to the new things inside of it. The mind protects and keeps these things inside. This is done in order to not lose what it has created to the threat of the outside world, which also gets revealed later in this poem.
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