The Gardener 29: Speak to Me, My Love
The Gardener 29: Speak to Me, My Love - meaning Summary
Intimate Night of Parting
The speaker asks a beloved to translate song into speech during a secretive night. Amid dark, winded trees and a shared embrace, she will listen with closed eyes rather than seek a gaze. The scene is intimate and temporary: words and silence fill the night until dawn arrives, when the lovers part and continue on separate paths. The poem registers longing, tenderness, and gentle acceptance of separation.
Read Complete AnalysesSpeak to me, my love! Tell me in words what you sang. The night is dark. The stars are lost in clouds. The wind is sighing through the leaves. I will let loose my hair. My blue cloak will cling round me like night. I will clasp your head to my bosom; And there in the sweet loneliness murmur on your heart I will shut my eyes and listen. I will not look in your face. When your words are ended, we will sit still and silent. Only the trees will whisper in the dark. The night will pale. The day will dawn. We shall look at each other's eyes and go on our different paths. Speak to me, my love! Tell me in words what you sang.
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