In one of the most famous love poems of all time, Burns goes all out to express the wonder of love: It’s beautiful like a flower, it’s sweet like music, it’s deep as the sea. And Burns isn ...
The writing in this poem is taut, graceful and intelligent in a way that shows the mystical themes of life, including love, death, the mind and body, the church and Christ, and idealism.
This poem explores the themes of jealousy and rivalry through the relationship between a queen and a beautiful, mesmerizing flower. One of Naidu’s most famous poems, it celebrates the ...