Question

what do 'footprints' signify in the poem ?(from the poem a Psalm of life)
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The word "footprints" appears twice in this poem. Longfellow tells us to "act in the living present!" He encourages us to try to leave behind something that will last. To do so, he uses the image of "footprints" left behind by great men. ... These footprints tell us that we, too, can live "sublime" or extraordinary lives.

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