Blake
Blake - meaning Summary
Rose as Metaphysical Presence
Borges questions where the rose in the hand truly exists, rejecting colour, scent and weight as inadequate. He suggests the visible flower is only an echo and the real rose is metaphysical: a pillar, a battle, a firmament of angels, an infinite secret world, divine joy, or an archetype without form. The poem argues that the essence of things lies beyond sensory appearance and in elusive, imaginative realities.
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Translations into English by A. S. Kline
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