'I bound her to me in all soft ways, I bound her to me in a net of days, Yet now she has gone in silence and said no word. How can we face these dazzling things, I ask you? There is no use: we cry: and are not heard.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Despite efforts to keep someone close through time and care, they left silently, leaving the speaker unheard in their grief.
- In plain terms
- You tried to keep someone but they left without words.
- What can you take from it?
- Efforts to hold on may not prevent silence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Have you ever been unheard?
- How do you handle silence?
Another view
Sometimes silence is mutual.
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