About This Quote
“For once a hope was realized. I held in my hand a morsel of real solid joy: not a dream, not an image of the brain, not one of those shadowy chances imagination pictures, and on which humanity starves but cannot live. Love is the theme of this poem. The poet cannot say “I love you” for he is too busy living it.
Every word tells of love. The poet does not tell his love for her, he shows it. He holds her hand, he waits for her to speak first; he thinks of her before he thinks of himself; his heart beats faster when she is near him; his eyes follow her like the stars; the very air that surrounds him seems to burn with love; all nature sings with love; the birds sing to him their own song of love; the trees sigh their message of love.
Source: Villette
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