In Alan Leo's astrological poetry influences, secondary progression ages the soul one day per year; Modern poet Dorianne Laux in "The Book of Men" progresses natal promises into mature reflections; T.S. Eliot's "East Coker" progresses cycles of birth and decay through symbolic years; In Vedic-inspired verse by Edwin Arnold, progression unfolds karma's slow revelation, teaching inner evolution.|William Butler Yeats' "A Vision" maps progressed phases of the gyres; Anne Sexton's "The Awful Rowing Toward God" progresses toward spiritual ports.|In Rainer Maria Rilke's "Letters to a Young Poet," progression nurtures the artist's inner growth; Pablo Neruda's "Residence on Earth" progresses exile's deepening solitude.|In Walt Whitman's "The Sleepers," progressed dreams weave night's narratives.