Never seek to tell thy love,
Love that never told can be;
For the gentle wind does move
Silently, invisibly.
I told my love, I told my love,
I told her all my heart;
Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears,
Ah! she did depart!
Soon as she was gone from me,
A traveler came by,
Silently, invisibly
He took her with a sigh.
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From guest saba (contact)
This poem is about a man that is deeply inlove and has not forund the courage to tell the love of his life this.but soon after he does and its completelty scares her off which is what it is really about beacuse me and my teachers went through it in class! -
i get it
From guest Rachel k c mcniel (contact)
this man had never told a woman how he truly felt. but then she died and the angel of death had come as a stranger to take her away but the angel sighed because he hated that the guy had waited so long to tell her and now that he did it was too late. -
unrequited love
From guest caity (contact)
okay. He tried to put his love into words, which cannot be done, but still he tried to put what's supposed to be unspoken into words, and his words were too strong. it's a story of unrequited love. His feelings were too strong, and she didn't love him, so she had to leave. for me a "traveler" is someone who isn't attached, and a traveler is what she needed. someone who would love without seeking to tell. -
From guest Mica U (contact)
im confused... i think the poem is about a guy who loves a girl but could never tell because she was taken away by God through death and 'took her with a sigh' means god did not want to take such a beautiful creature away from this dark world.... but thats only wat i think lol u tell me?? -
From guest nanse (contact)
by the way, does anyone know when this poem was written? or what william blake was going through at the time he wrote this poem? -
From guest Nansa (contact)
At first i was confused about this poem but after reading it OVER AND OVER for a project i grew to understand it very well. This is my recreation of what he was trying to say in the poem: Never tell someone you love them. if you dont, a relationship can still survive. Let the love ease into the relationship, like the gentle wind. I once told my love everything from my heart. I was scared to see how she would react and sure enough she left me. As soon as we were over, she already had someone new. I never saw it coming, he took her so easily, and she left in relief. ~: I believe she left in relirf because if you look up the word SIGH in the dict. thats what it says! i hope this helps someone!!! -
From guest Curtis (contact)
this poem brought tears to my eyes and deeply sorrowful feelings in my heart -
A mind- challenging poem!
From guest Samantha D. (contact)
Love's Secret by William Blake is a short poem that you can easily put to memory. It talks about the pain that a guy goes through after giving his all to the love of his life but in return, she departed from as if she couldn't stay in such a commitment. This is a challenging poem that is quite difficult to comprehend; however, it is VERY interesting! -
This is a poem about deep pain. Imagine wondering if you did something wrong to have a relationship end. He gave of himself,and it wasn't enough for her. The image of the traveler is introduced, which makes one wonder if the traveler is a symbol of death, another lover, and/or if the rejected lover was there to see the other lover. "He took her with a sigh" could mean that the traveler was a fraud-she was just a conquest; easy. It could also mean that we see the traveler only through the eyes of a rejected, bitter man.
This poem should also serve as a reminder that men do have deep emotions. -
If we truly love, it is without condition. "I'll love you if you'll love me" seldom works (or never).
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sweet
"Never seek to tell thy love,
Love that never told can be;
For the gentle wind does move
Silently, invisibly. "
A very soft n beautiful message for the true lovers.
sweet
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good poem
i dont agree with the 3 comments i see on here. poetry isnt about how you feel all the time, but about how you feel at that time. i see this poem as being written right when he lost the one he loved. havent you ever said to yourself "i'll never love again. it's not worth it" when you're hurt in love? i have. it doesnt mean i didnt love again. -
Insecurity, fear.
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Sad poem but not all women are like that really!!
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Tell her and she'll run. Bastards :)
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