Love's Secret


A poem by William Blake (British, 1757 - 1827) ...


I wonder which inspires a soul more ... a love lost and lamented ... or a heart sworn and contented?

Lamia
Lamia
John William Waterhouse
Never seek to tell thy love,
Love that never told can be;

The Tree of Crows
The Tree of Crows
Caspar David Friedrich
For the gentle wind doth move
Silently, invisibly.

Tristan and Isolde
Tristan and Isolde
Edmund Blair Leighton
I told my love, I told my love,
I told her all my heart,

Silence
Silence
Henry Fuseli
Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears :-
Ah! She did depart.

Geraint and Enid Ride Away
Geraint and Enid Ride Away
Gustave Doré
Soon after she was gone from me
A traveller came by,
Silently, invisibly:

Death on a Pale Horse
Death on a Pale Horse
William Blake

Solitude at Dawn
Solitude at Dawn
Henry Fuseli
He took her with a sigh.