Love & Relationships - Eden Rock

“They are waiting for me somewhere beyond eden rock”

Opening line of the poem, creating idea of parents waiting for him on the other side, aka death

“The sky whitens as if lit by three suns”

Could represent the 3 family members, the parents and child. Creates sense of purity or the holy trinity.

“My father spins / A stone along the water. Leisurely”

"Leisurely" doesn't imply a time pressure on Causley to enter the afterlife, parents attempting to convince him to join them in the afterlife. Also slows down the rhythm of the poem

“They beckon to me from the other bank”

Third person plural pronouns distances the speaker from his parents. "Beckon" relates to temptation and persuasion, referencing reuniting the family and is a positive embrace.