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A Red, Red Rose :  By : Robert Burns ----------------------------------------------- (Robert Burns : The Poet) ----------------------------------------------------- (The Text) ----------------------------------------------- Summary:  In this very little love poem, the speaker expresses his deep love for his beloved and assures her that his love for her will last longer than human life and even than the world itself. In other words, he will love her for ever and ever. He compares his love with a fresh red rose and a beautifully played melody. Then he promises that he will love her till all the seas of the world will dry and all the mountains will melt by the heat of the sun. Finally he bids her farewell (says goodbye). He is going on a long journey. But he assures that he will certainly return back to her by all means, however long the journey it might be.  -------------------------------------------------------------- Interpretation :  a. Stanza One :  O my Luve's like a red, red r

 Who are you,  little i ? [Summary, Analysis, and Some Important Questions - Answers ] (e. e. cummings October 14, 1894 -- September 1962  : The Poet) Summary of the poem: (Short Summary):   In this very little poem the speaker stands near his window one evening, watching sunset outside. Suddenly he goes back to his past, in his childhood days. He recalls how in his childhood days, he used to enjoy such beautiful natural scenes.  It has been long since then. Now all such joys and pleasures have been suppressed by his maturity and adulthood worries. But he appreciates if the days of life pass on like this, it's not bad. Here he indicates the gradual passage of life nearing to it's end. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary/Analysis : This poem opens with the speaker standing near a window and looking out of it, at the end of a day. He goes to a nostalgic mood, recalling his childhood, when he used to watch a sunset thoughtful