by describing the "petal" as wafting through the air "till it settles/On [her] hair."The image of a petal on hair paints a delicate picture that his love will have created, that is, if she does, indeed, find one of them "fair." He makes no account for the possibility that none of them will connect with her, so he must feel confident in his creations as well as his wife's taste.
from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Oscar Wilde's 'To My Wife'
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The selfish hippy-sixties that brought moral equivalency and degeneracy to an entire generation began with Ginsberg's "Howl." This speaker delivers a moral judgment that attempts to mitigate that debauchery, even if it cannot obliterate it.
from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Sedam's 'Desafinado'
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This speaker is happiest when he is thinking of love; he is most content when he is creating his sonnet worlds that hold his love, precious letters from his soul. The impediment of the beast of burden, horse-like body, cannot hold sway over the immortal soul.
from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Shakespeare Sonnet 51
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