What is this poem about?

[Basra-]

BV

Huh?? No way! What the hell are you talking about? I dont remember any poet who fell in love with a kings wife. Maybe in your bi polar head?



Udun

walaal---i am sorry to disappoint you, but i am not old like u. I dont like somali poems or songs. But good luck to u.

[BlackVelvet]

Now you made me go and research it, I am not crazy

It was Thomas Wyatt, and he was apparently in love with King Henry VIII's second wife Anne Boleyn (mother to Queen Elizabeth I) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Wya ... nne_Boleyn

And apparently this poem was about her:

"Whoso List To Hunt"
by

Sir Thomas Wyatt

Whoso list to hunt, I know where is an hind,
But as for me, hélas, I may no more.
The vain travail hath wearied me so sore,
I am of them that farthest cometh behind.
Yet may I by no means my wearied mind
Draw from the deer, but as she fleeth afore
Fainting I follow. I leave off therefore,
Sithens in a net I seek to hold the wind.
Who list her hunt, I put him out of doubt,
As well as I may spend his time in vain.
And graven with diamonds in letters plain
There is written, her fair neck round about:
Noli me tangere, for Caesar's I am,
And wild for to hold, though I seem tame.

[Basra-]

BV


I dont know why u r obsessed with king henry 8th...... i believe u mentioned him under the name Perfect order too. Anyway, Anne and thomas were engaged before king snatched her from him. And he was not a notable poet too.

[BlackVelvet]

That's because Wyatt superseded all the young poets that you're into. You'd have to have lived and breathed English Literature to fully appreciate the magnitude of his contribution

And you don't appreciate the power of first love either And I can't keep tabs on things I post with other nicks

[Basra-]

BVloooool


Are you saying thomas is a better poet than Byron? Paleeease. Besides thomas writes in elizabethen language--pretty archaic to be appreciated today.

[Mzbeautifull]

it's amazing how Byron seems to find unity within this woman, whether she be his cousin or not. he describes being able to 'unite all that's best of dark or night' within her, just as Yeats found unity between things when he brought together gold and silver.
this comparison seems almost paradoxical which simply expresses his deep admiration for her.

[Basra-]

Mz beautiful.....



This poem is NOT about Byrons cousin by marriage, as reported in online. I mean, in a way it makes sense it could be about her,as This supposed Mrs Milmont was mourning her dead husband, she wore all black to mark the occasion-- i assume thats where Byron met her, and since he was darkly inclined, i think he might have found her attractive in black.As depressed people tend to like black clothes. (eg the gothic punk kids who are outcasts and wear black coat threnches and mostly are the ones who shoot kids- like in columbine)


But judging from the words in the poem--i did my own investigation, and concluded the poem is about --yes you are right Mz---admiration of a woman---but the question is Who is she? there is no proof in the poem of the identity of the woman. All i know is---Byron is envious of her from the words he uses. There is no deep desire of the woman per see- as waryaa said up there---surprisingly---- ---but there is this admiration and distant envy of her peacefulness and calmness that radiates from her face.


And Mz------ Byron did not unite dark and bright in this woman. Go back to the poem and read what he wrote---'best of dark and bright' key word-- 'best'. Therefore,he doesnt mean he embraces darkness, on the contrary he shunes it. He means he picks what is best in the dark-- and since the beauty is compared to her beauty is compared to the night--what do u think the beauty of the night lies?


The brightness of the night stars contrasted with the dark night backroud--renders it a beautiful contrast.

[ali military]

basra why are you reading poems isn't it for white people?

[Basra-]

ali

because i adore you macaan.You are my favorite marehaan

[ali military]

ali

because i adore you macaan.You are my favorite marehaan

basra am not mareexaan i dont know what you were thinking

[Basra-]

ali

hayee you are not marehaan, but are you qora?