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Poet: William Blake
Poem: Love's Secret
Poem of the Day on:
Oct 31 2003
Comment 12 of 12, added on October 10th, 2009 at 2:58 PM.
I agree I donīt really think you need to tell about the love when itīs there, you feel it.
I strongly agree with Mat from Astraulia couldnīt give a better analysis :) and iīm a girl.
My english is some limited though so i canīt really express me that well even if do write some poems my self.
Jennifer Sweden
Jennifer from Sweden
Comment 11 of 12, added on May 9th, 2009 at 4:14 PM.
I had to analyze this poem as part of an AP English assignment, and at first I had the same thought about this poem as most of the people, here. But then I realized that maybe he wasn't chasing a romantic love. Maybe his wife, was sick, and was about to die, and he wanted to tell her his feelings, but they were to outrageous to express, and before he knew it, death took her away.
Sergio from United States
Comment 10 of 12, added on August 6th, 2006 at 9:42 PM.
Death could be the mysterious figure. Regret is powerful, especially if the rejected man is left bitter, confused, heart-broken,...Death just adds another interesting component to play with. Never tell your love becomes even more heightened when it has been told, it didn't work out, and the person has died--all without an opportunity to try to win the person back. The beauty of this possibility is that, althought the poet "claims" never tell your love, PERHAPS he still wants her, despite the rejection, despite her being taken by another...BUT if the other person is DEAD, there is no more trying. He is forced to just live with the memory of her, his broken heart, and try to move on. Her power over his heart would still be extended from the grave. Haunting, isn't it
(A sort of Wuthering Heights moment).
dallas from United States
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I agree I donīt really think you need to tell about the love when itīs there, you feel it.
I strongly agree with Mat from Astraulia couldnīt give a better analysis :) and iīm a girl.
My english is some limited though so i canīt really express me that well even if do write some poems my self.
Jennifer Sweden
Jennifer from Sweden