Preludes by TS Elliot, is a poem about an individual's thoughts, feelings and pity for society. The setting of the poem is dark, murky and indications are given about the season in which the poem takes place. it's winter. “Leaves Around Your Feet” is about the restlessness of people and how in their busy lives they have forgotten the importance of life itself. The message conveyed is simple – society does not appreciate the true importance of life – but is more interested in charades and mistakes. They have forgotten themselves and others, prostituting themselves to money and social class. The structure of the poem is again important in its emphasis on the emptiness of the poem and the city. Some lines are dislocated, disjointed. And the lighting of the lamps, this line could mean any number of things, the line could reflect his mood, the way he realizes the true importance of life and is the light of the city, but it is dislocated from the rest of the poem , from the rest of the story. the city. The lamps could also signify hope and how the people's hope for redemption was shattered....