Maud - Part 1 - 17.
Maud - Part 1 - 17. - meaning Summary
Joyous Declaration of Love
The speaker begs the joyous day to remain until a maiden gives her consent. Bright, floral imagery frames her beauty while the news of her "Yes" is imagined as traveling outward on ships and winds. The poem turns private consent into public celebration, picturing the announcement blushing across oceans and uniting distant peoples in rejoicing. Repetition reinforces the ecstatic, spreading quality of the moment.
Read Complete AnalysesGo not, happy day, From the shining fields, Go not, happy day. Till the maiden yields. Rosy is the West, Rosy is the South, Roses are her cheeks, And a rose her mouth. When the happy Yes Falters from her lips, Pass and blush the news O'er the blowing ships. Over blowing seas, Over seas at rest, Pass the happy news, Blush it thro' the West; Till the red man dance By his red cedar tree, And the red man's babe Leap, beyond the sea. Blush from West to East, Blush from East to West, Till the West is East, Blush it thro' the West. Rosy is the West, Rosy is the South, Roses are her cheeks. And a rose her mouth.
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