Robert Bridges "Triolet" (581)
When first we met, we did not guess
That Love would prove so hard a master;
Of more than common friendliness
When first we met we did not guess.
Who could foretell the sore distress,
This irretrievable disaster,
When first we met?—We did not guess
That Love would prove so hard a master
When we first were introduced to each other we did not see love for each other. We saw us being friends and that was all. We did not know that we would fall in love and it would be in charge of us and complicate things. We had just hoped to be friends but it turned into love and love overpowered us and complicated things.
I like your understanding of this poem. I used this poem also. I interpreted it a little differently, however. I thought it was about a couple married a long time and how they forgot what love feels like. I think it could go either way. Although, the way you worded it may feel a little more right, now that I think about it.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm. Now that I think about it, I can see your side as well. That's the great thing about poems, there are many ways to interpret them and they always have you thinking!
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