Ardella

Ardella - meaning Summary

Praise Through Contrast

This short lyric addresses a beloved by imagining two bleak comparisons and immediately refusing them because of qualities that redeem her. Eyes turn a starless night into something luminous; songs transform a dreamless sleep into meaningful reverie. The poem compresses admiration into spare, parallel statements that emphasize how small, specific attributes—sight and song—rescue the speaker’s perception from emptiness and give the addressee worth and presence.