When we two parted
“ when we two parted” is a poem written by Lord Byron. Who is successful Politician and well known poet. He born in England. He became very successful not only in his political career but also in his literary career. He died at the age of 36. Though he died in early age of his life he made most of it.
Lord Byron has written the poem “ when we two parted” expresses to lovers beloved. He narrates the sorrow and felling of parting in this poem. In the few lines the poet expresses the situation. How they parted and there for the poet says,
“ when we two parted in silence and tears”.
The poet expresses that fail when his beloved was about leave lover none of them good utter a single word and the situation became invariably as they were parting from each other not only for days one or two but “ for years”.
After that the poet blames the hour when the lover and beware to gather as that happy hour it self for told it the separation that both the lover has to face in the future.
Then the poet talks about ‘ dew of morning’ which he fall like the warning bell as the poet things that whatever the lover is feeling now sorrowful situation the morning dew already had warned him for what is going to happen these feeling going to happen these feeling has very well present in poem.
Further in the poem, Byron talks about vows that are broken which indicate that beloved of the lover is no more with him. And that she has broken all her promises which she gives once and now she is not there in his life to keep her promises. Then the poet talks about be loves fame which is now not that much and has become light. The poet can hear name of the beloved spoken by relatives and friends then the poet also says that when he was heavy relationship they must had physical relationship which has now become there shame they loved is no more and therefore that time that they spent make them fill shameful.
When people around the lover take name of his beloved it’s feels like “Knell” to this ear. The poet further regrets why his beloved was so tear to him. He tells to people that,
“ They know not I knew thee who knew thee too well”
Which means poet not only her but he could understand every emotion felt by his beloved and now when she is not with him. He regrets why he loved her so much, and it becoming unbearable situation of separation for him.
In the last few lines of the poem the poet expresses his grieve on their me and he calls the spirit of his believe it deceived as her heart can forgot whatever quality time they spent with each other secretly and after long years when the poet would be meeting his beloved how should he would greet her when both of them parted they only had silence to expresses and tears to share and after long time when they would meet there mean to expresses filing would be again ‘ Silence and tears’ which is beautifully written in the last few lines of the poem.
“ After long years
How should I greet thee?
With silence and tears”.
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