The "sad boy"
In the poem At Days Bay, the speaker reflects on himself as an adolescent, describing himself as having been a "sad boy... thoughts crusted with ice on the treadmills of self-love." Here we get an idea of his former character, which seems troubled and depressed.
The reflective adult
Although the speaker of At Days Bay had once been a "sad boy," he seems to have matured into a contemplative and grateful adult, who lies on a beach and reflects "after looking at old poems." The adult speaker looks back at his younger self and is grateful that he didn't give up.
The amateur bee-keepers
In Wild Bees, Baxter describes a time when he and his friends attempted to smoke out a nest of bees to get honey. They are described as "gloved and masked to the eyes like plundering desperadoes."
Queen Victoria
In the poem To a Print of Queen Victoria, Baxter guesses what the character of the late English Queen might have been like. He says that "we inherit the bone acre of your cages and laws," suggesting that she was a strict person. He also describes her physically: "Little mouth, strong nose and hooded eye."
