I notice that these images are all exploring context, and they imply an interdependence…like when a child begins to differentiate, seeing himself or herself as both a separate individual and a member or extension of a family. How the parts create a whole, and how the whole defines the parts. Something like that?

Do you think Carlos’ man is the stream and the woman a field?

If I think of the man as the stream and the woman as the field, which, now that you mention it, obviously seems the way to read it, I actually don’t like the poem as much. I had been reading it as a poem about marriage and was thinking of the man and woman together as the stream. I think my reading is incorrect but probably reflects well on my marriage. 🙂
I think I’ll switch my allegiances to the Pound poem for now.