Blog 2- When We Two Parted

When We Two Parted by: George Gordon (Lord) Byron (1788-1824)

When we two parted
In silence and tears,
Half broken-hearted
To sever for years,
Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
Colder thy kiss;
Truly that hour foretold
Sorrow to this.

The dew of the morning
Sunk chill on my brow--
It felt like the warning
Of what I feel now.
Thy vows are all broken,
And light is thy fame:
I hear thy name spoken,
And share in its shame.

They name thee before me,
A knell to mine ear;
A shudder comes o'er me--
Why wert thou so dear?
They know not I knew thee,
Who knew thee too well:
Lond, long shall I rue thee,
Too deeply to tell.

I secret we met--
I silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
After long years,
How should I greet thee?
With silence and tears.

Summary:
Title: When first reading the title of the poem you figure its about two people being seperated from eachother.
Poem: When reading the poem you feel the poem is romantic. The poem is very heartfelt and amotional to the reader. The poet talks about an affair the poet had with another women and how they loved eachother, but because their love for eachother was a secret he cannot mourn her. He talks about how they met in secret and how he now has to mourn in sercret. When the poet says "If I should meet thee After long years" he is wondering when he dies and meets her in heaven if there love would have lasted all those years. Everytime he thinks about her or heres her name he is in pain because of the love he had for her.