It was morning through the high window I saw the pure, bright blue of the sky as it hovered cheerfully over the long roofs of the neighboring houses. It too seemed full of joy, as if it had special plans, and had put on its finest clothes for the occasion.

The speaker projects human feeling onto the morning sky, reading it as “cheerful” and “dressed” for an occasion. This personification suggests a moment when inner mood and outer world briefly align: the day’s light seems to validate hope, renewal, or the anticipation of change. The high window and neighboring roofs imply an enclosed, urban vantage point—someone looking out from confinement or introspection—yet the sky’s “pure, bright blue” offers a counter-image of openness. The passage captures a characteristic Hessean sensitivity to nature as a mirror for spiritual states, where a simple visual impression becomes a sign of possibility and quiet joy.