"The Filling Station" by Elizabeth Bishop

In Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry “The Filling Station” the feminine tone is easily distinct. The poetry begins with that feminine tone of a woman, who has her own ways recognizing things about the surrounding, such as the filthiness of a filling station. However, she (the poet) does not recognize only the filthiness, but through further observation she notices a delicate touch of elegance and loveliness. “Beside a big hirsute begonia/somebody waters the plant,” the author deliberately leaves unknown the person who is behind these elegant touch, in order to make readers question the author of these touches. We don’t know who planted the begot is a nia, who crocheted the doily? Is it a mother, girlfriend, some feminine touch? But at least, it is important that no matter how dirty, or clean you are there is always someone that loves you.