Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVE'S LIKENINGS, by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: He. To what, love, shall I liken thee? Last Line: Ever till we meet the sea. Subject(s): Hearts; Love; Man-woman Relationships; Male-female Relations | ||||||||
He. To what, love, shall I liken thee? Thou, methinks, shalt firstly be A blue flower with nodding bells In the hollow of a tree. When the wind blows wantonly, Thou shalt ever shake thy head At the idle tale he tells. But at evening from the clover, When the world is all abed, And the noisy day is over, And the birds have gone to rest, In the darkness will I hover Till thou bid me come to thee, Till I creep into thy nest, I thy long-expected lover, I thy sweet, thy honey bee. To what, love, shall I liken thee? Tell me, love, what wouldst thou be? She. I would be a white cloud lying In the bosom of the sky, And at noon, when Earth is sighing For the sun my fleeces hide, I would bask in his bright eye, Till he drew me up on high, Till he took me for his bride. Thou shalt be my sun to me. Love, but I would be a well In the sands of Araby, So thyself wert a gazelle Which must either drink or die. Bend above me, love, and lo! In my waters thou shalt spy All that my heart cares to show, Thy own face against the sky. He. To what more shall I liken thee? Thou, my love, shalt lastly be A clear silver-tonguèd brook Running downwards to the Sea, And the reeds shall seek to stay thee Under every shaded nook, And the pebbles shall waylay thee, With their bald heads to dismay thee, Till thy pretty face grows white, Half in anger, half in fright. See, thy troubles are forgot In the still pool suddenly, And a smile has found thee out, Taking shape of thy delight, Laughing, weeping, onward ever Till thou join thyself to me, For my love shall be the river. Thou and I shall run together Ever till we meet the Sea. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MISERY AND SPLENDOR by ROBERT HASS THE APPLE TREES AT OLEMA by ROBERT HASS DOUBLE SONNET by ANTHONY HECHT CONDITIONS XXI by ESSEX HEMPHILL CALIFORNIA SORROW: MOUNTAIN VIEW by MARY KINZIE SUPERBIA: A TRIUMPH WITH NO TRAIN by MARY KINZIE COUNSEL TO UNREASON by LEONIE ADAMS TWENTY QUESTIONS by DAVID LEHMAN ESTHER; A YOUNG MAN'S TRAGEDY: 50 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT ESTHER; A YOUNG MAN'S TRAGEDY: 51 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 110. THE OASIS OF SIDI KHALED by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |
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