Answer:
Why is the writer's heart "against the ground"? How has it "beat the dusty years around"? Is it dragging like a loose muffler in a car? Is the writer's heart broken? It seems like it's been dragging and beating against the dusty ground for years. The author has been dragging a dusty, broken heart around for a while!
Step-by-step explanation:
If this is the kind of "Read and Jot" exercise that I've seen from teachers they want you to write some quick ideas and questions that the text brings up for you. These lines made me feel like this author had a broken heart that is getting dusty form being dragged on the ground. LOL