Bilbea

Bilbea - meaning Summary

A Lover's Anxious Inquiry

This short poem records a speaker’s anxious visit to a familiar social place in Babylon where Bilbea is absent. The narrator expresses disappointment and worry, asking whether she has moved or gone elsewhere, begging for a letter and news. The tone mixes melancholy and pleading, closing with a simple request for care. It reads as a direct, intimate address about absence, longing, and the desire for reassurance.