<span>the human race; human beings collectively
or
</span><span>humaneness; benevolence</span>
The media addresses females on the way they act ✌
The answer is at midlife. The first clue is "half of my days". It expresses the poet's blindness at a time he feels he has more life to live. It creates the scenario of losing his talent to write. Since it was "half of his days" it also could not indicate the poet's youth. The poem also does not mention spring.
He uses the setting to create his character and how they are influenced from the enviroment