Stanza One
This is a very short poem and not a narrative one. It deals with imagery connected to thematic elements. Lines one through four set the stage for its exploration with an image of how two rivers mingle into one body of water by emptying into the ocean and how emotions are always mixed together through the “winds of heaven.” Lines five through eight build upon this conceit by acknowledging that singularity is rare in the world and the observation that there seems to be a divine law which writes that one spirit must always meet another. The final line is a question to an unidentified person: if this be so, then why is the speaker not conjoined with the lover?
Stanza Two
The first six lines of this poem continue the thematic unification of unions: mountains co-exist with waves, a single flower is never found living in isolation from others, sunlight and moonbeams both rain down upon the earth. The poem concludes with another question from the speaker to the unidentified lover: what is the worth of any of this co-existence without a kiss from her/him?
