THE LOOK

This poem may have different meanings. For me, the first interpretation of this poem is that a look has a different effect. Strephon kissed the girl so did Robin. Colin only looked at the girl. Yet, the look of Colin left a more a lasting effect on the girl than the kisses of Strephon and Robin.

Actions speak louder than words. But for me, the eyes speak louder than the actions. Maybe because I believe in the saying that goes, “the eye is the window to a person’s soul.”

In this poem, I believe that Colin’s look spoke louder than the kisses of Strephon and Robin. Colin’s look is more meaningful to the girl than the kisses of the other two. It is evident that it is meaningful in the second stanza. Strephon’s kiss was lost in jest while Robin’s kiss was lost in play. Yet, the girl cannot forget Colin’s look.

I have another interpretation of the poem except for giving credence to the saying that “the eye is the window to a person’s soul.” My second interpretation is that unusual things have effects on people. For example, one man lives in Africa. One day he went to visit Antarctica but just for a day. When he goes back home, he will surely not forget about his experience and feelings on being in Antarctica because this experience is unusual. In this poem, the girl could not forget Colin’s look because it was a look. Had it been a kiss, she will just forget it (except when she has affection towards Colin). She did not forget Colin’s look because a look is much different from a kiss. Because of this difference, the girl tends to give more meaning to the look that does not happen most of the time. That is why it is harder for her t forget the look of Colin than the kiss of Strephon and the kiss of Robin.