Read lines 10 - 13 of the poem "Your Laughter" and answer the question.

My struggle is harsh and I come back

with eyes tired

at times from having seen

the unchanging earth,

YOUR LAUGHTER from The Captain's Verses by Pablo Neruda, copyright © 1972 by Pablo Neruda and Donald D. Walsh. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.

In these lines, the underlined words describe _____.

glimpses of neighborhood gardens
a disconnection from nature
frustrations with work
a monotonous daily routine