Think of It Not, Sweet One
Think of It Not, Sweet One - meaning Summary
Consoling Acceptance of Loss
Keats addresses a beloved and urges gentle, restrained mourning for a brief happiness that has ended. He counsels against prolonged sorrow, allowing only a few tears that will later be remembered as blessings. The poem transforms grief into tenderness: tears are counted and treasured, pale cheeks are brightened by memory, and lovers choose kisses as their elegy. The tone is consoling, accepting transience and finding solace in intimacy.
Read Complete AnalysesTHINK not of it, sweet one, so;--- Give it not a tear; Sigh thou mayst, and bid it go Any---anywhere. Do not look so sad, sweet one,--- Sad and fadingly; Shed one drop then,---it is gone--- O 'twas born to die! Still so pale? then, dearest, weep; Weep, I'll count the tears, And each one shall be a bliss For thee in after years. Brighter has it left thine eyes Than a sunny rill; And thy whispering melodies Are tenderer still. Yet---as all things mourn awhile At fleeting blisses, E'en let us too! but be our dirge A dirge of kisses.
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