In these lines from Dylan Thomas's poem "A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London,"

the speaker grapples with the idea of mourning the death of a child. The speaker questions whether it's
appropriate to offer prayers or shed tears ("pray the shadow of a sound" and "sow my salt seed") in
response to the child's death, symbolized by the "least valley of sackcloth." This imagery suggests a
solemn and humble mourning process, acknowledging the gravity and sorrow of the child's passing ("the
majesty and burning of the child’s death").

However, the speaker ultimately decides against mourning in a traditional manner. He rejects the idea of
"murdering" the true essence of the child's departure with solemn truths or blasphemies ("grave truth"
and "blaspheme down the stations of the breath"). Instead, the speaker refuses to further
commemorate the child's innocence and youth with additional elegies, suggesting a desire to move
beyond conventional mourning rituals.

Overall, these lines convey the speaker's internal struggle with how to respond to death while rejecting
traditional mourning customs. He questions the appropriateness of mourning practices and ultimately
chooses to refuse them, opting for a more unconventional and introspective approach to grappling with
the child's passing.