Stephen Crane

I Looked Here

I Looked Here - meaning Summary

Love Found Within

The poem depicts a simple quest for a beloved: the speaker searches externally (“here” and “there”) but finds no visible sign. The discovery comes inwardly—his love resides in his heart. He accepts that, even if others may be outwardly fairer, the beloved as apprehended in his heart is surpassing. The poem emphasizes internal feeling and personal conviction as the true measure of love, ending in quiet contentment.

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I looked here; I looked there; Nowhere could I see my love. And -- this time -- She was in my heart. Truly, then, I have no complaint, For though she be fair and fairer, She is none so fair as she In my heart.

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