She Went as Quiet as the Dew
poem 149
She Went as Quiet as the Dew - meaning Summary
Quiet Departure and Absence
The speaker describes a gentle, almost unnoticed departure of a beloved, likening her exit to dew leaving a flower and a star dropping from evening. The comparisons stress softness and regularity that is now broken: the dew-like return never happens. The final lines register the speaker’s stunned sorrow and disbelief, emphasizing that the loss feels both delicate and unexpectedly irrevocable.
Read Complete AnalysesShe went as quiet as the Dew From an Accustomed flower. Not like the Dew, did she return At the Accustomed hour! She dropt as softly as a star From out my summer’s Eve Less skillful than Le Verriere It’s sorer to believe!
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