What is nettles the poem about?

Answer 1

it is about a father who's three year old son has fallen in a 'nettle bed' and hurt

himself. then the father goes and gets rid of the nettles, but they grow back. the underlying story is that the father cant protect his son from the dangerous world. The whole poem is a metaphor for, no matter how many nettes (problems) you cut down. there are going to be more.

the poem sais a lot about the author aswell, the reocuring theme of the army and war, reflect the poets time in the army.

Answer 2

The poem describes a young boy who's fallen into a nettle bush and his parents try to protect him from getting hurt.

after his son stops crying the poet goes and cuts down the nettles but two weeks later, they have grown back.