I think that this poem compares the two stanza's: the perception of night and day to the mind and love. In the dark of night our minds play tricks on us and in the mist of darkness we are uncertain of the objects around us. Many ideas form about one figure in darkness, but when you switch on the light our perspective is more certain and defined. We know that the thing in the corner is a plant and not a crouching man, the dog or your sisters stuffed bunny.
This is a good comparison to love. In our minds we can still be confused of who our Mr. (or Mrs.) Right is. Our image of what love is can be blurry or warped in our minds, but when you find the one the definition of love is concrete to you. It is the flip of the switch; enlightenment of love.
The last two lines are so sweet when you think of the poem in this perspective:
"Yet the light of a whole life dies
When the love is gone."
Once you have felt that true love for someone, life is so much harder on you when that light is taken away. I think that this poem is a way of expressing what Francis William Bourdillon feels love is. Love is something beautiful and you will find one companion who will end up being the light of your life. When that light gets ripped away from you, you'll plunge back into that dark chaos and confusion where you were before. I guess this poem also illustrates how harmful and dangerous love can be.
Considering this poem rhymed, I didn't have a problem with it. The rhyming didn' t stick out to me. What did was the flow or how it is read. I read it out loud a few times and I loved how pretty it sounded.
This may not be right, but that is how I interpreted the poem today.
Wow, I feel like a loser choosing a poem that 2 other people did. Sorry guys!!!
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