"The moment", the poem written by Margaret Atwood is an ode to freedom, the inner world and the love of nature.
The text begins with an iterative idea of possession, a desideratum for those who struggle "to get a life". The poem is built on two axes, the first one referring to the material requisits of a human being, the other one revealing the spiritual realm (the author uses nature to create an analogy with the transcendental world).
"The moment" a person says that she owns "a room", "a house", subsequently "the trees", "the air", "the birds", "the cliffs" release her from their embrace. They "whisper" that the voyage to ownership is just a visit and that the awareness of the importance of the ethereal existence is essential.
The beauty of nature described in these verses points up its simplicity and the relationship with its elements emphasizes the miracle of liveliness.