She is able to use visual imagery to showcase her spouse in an epic way. Boland says she wants to see her husband again, "with snow on the shoulders of [her] coat / and a car driving by with its headlights on." (lines 27-28) When imagining this scene, the car acts as a spotlight to frame her husband who is standing on a snow covered bridge, this image illustrates Boland's wife in a heroic light. The snow on his shoulders gives the impression that he has traveled in difficult conditions. Boland uses the simile: "I see you as a hero in a text - / the blazing image and the golden edges." (lines 29-30) This shows how heroic Boland imagines her old husband, making him seem like a hero from a Greek epic. The image created in the second part of this statement is that of a large painting, with its gold-framed edges further illustrating the epic way in which Boland views her husband. It is clear that through Boland's portrayal of her "old" husband she misses how things used to be