Francis William Bourdillon (1852-1921) was an English poet and translator of Old French romances. His version of Aucassin et Nicolette was first published in 1887 and was a popular success.
Bourdillon published thirteen collections of poetry between 1874 and 1921, as well as single poems and narrative verses, many of them privately printed in limited editions. He is best-known today for the short poem "Light".
Light
This poem sings songs of heart and love. The message of the poem is that without love the world is no longer place to live.
The poet uses day and night as metaphors. He says that night has thousands eyes means in night there are thousands of stars but it does not give light. But day has only one eye but it gives light. When sun sets the world of light ends.
Same way mind has thousand eyes while heart has one where love lives. Like sun if love is gone then the whole life dies.
So it is very short and simple poem.
The poet uses day and night as metaphors. He says that night has thousands eyes means in night there are thousands of stars but it does not give light. But day has only one eye but it gives light. When sun sets the world of light ends.
Same way mind has thousand eyes while heart has one where love lives. Like sun if love is gone then the whole life dies.
So it is very short and simple poem.
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