The need for more soldiers to go to war and women to work, which meant more reproduction among males and females. And parents wanted their lineage to carry on throughout the years. The Baby Boomers
Procrastinate perhaps? There are a few more that mean the same thing.
Imagery or Simile hope that helped :)
Tonight I can Write, is about a long lost love. The narrator's "verse" is often compared to dew or a dewy morning. He wants to move on from his love but is having difficulties.