“I think he wants to go," “an itch to see fresh worlds”. “He's ready. I'm not.”
In this poem, the father works as a fisherman on a boat or a job out at sea, most likely dangerous. And, knowing the dangers of his job of course he thought about what those dangers could lead to, meaning death. He understands that he could be taken away from this world at any time so he's preparing now. But, his son and does not understand this. His son wants to live his life fully, therefore can't understand where his dad is coming from. So, the father's view on immortality is living forever with his son in heaven. And his son believes that living forever, his life on earth would be considered immortality. And so, there at conflicting viewpoints when the father does in fact return from his trip.
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