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Poet: William Blake
Poem: Love's Secret
Poem of the Day on:
Oct 31 2003
Comment 13 of 13, added on December 14th, 2009 at 9:39 PM.
when william blake was a child, he had "visions". he claimed that Jesus, John Milton,Socrates, and biblical prophets would visit him. he "saw" a "tree filled with angels." so...i was thinking...maybe these were the secrets that he told his love. he told her his crazy visions and scared the girl. i'm thinking that you'd never tell anyone something like that unless you're close to them so that's why it hit him so hard. and the "traveller" and the "wind" is him saying it metaphorically because it was his visions what scared her away!...maybe...just throwing it out there.
erica from United States
Comment 12 of 13, 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 13, 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
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when william blake was a child, he had "visions". he claimed that Jesus, John Milton,Socrates, and biblical prophets would visit him. he "saw" a "tree filled with angels." so...i was thinking...maybe these were the secrets that he told his love. he told her his crazy visions and scared the girl. i'm thinking that you'd never tell anyone something like that unless you're close to them so that's why it hit him so hard. and the "traveller" and the "wind" is him saying it metaphorically because it was his visions what scared her away!...maybe...just throwing it out there.
erica from United States