The Cloak
The Cloak - meaning Summary
Plea Against Mortal Dismissal
A speaker addresses a beloved who preserves a fragile token of youth, warning that Death and time will not cherish it as he does. He challenges the idea that the beloved can outwait loss, asking whether the dark house will find a lover like him. He urges choosing his protective, living cloak over the inert "cloak of dust," stressing mistrust of Time rather than of his gaze.
Read Complete AnalysesThou keep'st thy rose-leaf Till the rose-time will be over, Think'st thou that Death will kiss thee? Think'st thou that the Dark House Will find thee such a lover As I? Will the new roses miss thee? Prefer my cloak unto the cloak of dust 'Neath which the last year lies, For thou shouldst more mistrust Time than my eyes.
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