When we Two Parted

Last week we read "When we two Parted" By Lord Byron. I really enjoyed the poem.

When we two parted

In silence and tears,

Half broken-hearted

To sever for years,

Pale grew thy cheek and cold,

Colder thy kiss;

Truly that hour foretold

Sorrow to this.

The dew of the morning

Sunk chill on my brow ---

It felt like the warning

Of what I feel now.

Thy vows are all broken,

And light is thy fame;

I hear thy name spoken,

And share in its shame.

They name thee before me,

A knell to mine ear;

A shudder comes o'er me ---

Why wert thou so dear?

They know not I knew thee,

Who knew thee too well: ---

Long, long shall I rue thee,

Too deeply to tell.

In secret we met ---

In silence I grieve,

That thy heart could forget,

Thy spirit deceive.

If I should meet thee

After long years,

How should I greet thee? ---

With silence and tears.

I think they had a secret relationship, and possibly the woman died (Pale grew thy cheek and cold). He cannot grieve over her because their relationships was a secret and every time he hears her name he feels pain and he wonders if when he sees her in heaven after many years how he would greet her and if their love would be the same.