The poem
Never, never again? Not on nights filled with quivering stars, or during dawn's maiden brightness or afternoons of sacrifice?
Or at the edge of a pale path that encircles the farmlands, or upon the rim of a trembling fountain, whitened by a shimmering moon?
Or beneath the forest's luxuriant, raveled tresses where, calling his name, I was overtaken by the night? Not in the grotto that returns the echo of my cry?
Oh no. To see him again -- it would not matter where -- in heaven's deadwater or inside the boiling vortex, under serene moons or in bloodless fright!
To be with him... every springtime and winter, united in one anguished knot around his bloody neck!
Mistral uses strong words to describe her unconditional love. She would go to great lengths for this man, she must have truly loved him.
Yes, it seems that she would go to great lengths for this man. However, towards the end, it seems to me that she suddently remembers something awful about him. This makes the last stanza of the poem darker. I thought for sure that there was a change in tone, I guess I could be wrong. Please comment back if you agree or disagree.
-Jessica