I have always been fascinated by poetry. Even trying my own hand at it time and again. Though I can't say that I have written many that have a rhyme scheme like "To his Coy Mistress." In school I was taught how to break down poetry, but unfortunately some of those skills elude me now. I can still pull out a general idea from a poem and see the imagery that is used. I believe that Marvell is the speaker of this poem. In my mind I'm thinking that this was his way of telling how he felt to his "mistress," if there was one I have no idea.
Somehow as I was reading "To his Coy Mistress" I found that there were parts that confused me. Especially the part about "vegetable love." I have no idea what to say about this. Even more so to the explanation in the notes, "11] vegetable love: that of his "vegetable" soul. Um... that is all I can really say to this. I mean the only thing that is popping into my head after reading this so line so many times is a rabbit eating a carrot. I'm pretty sure that has nothing to do with the poem. Unless of course this guy loved rabbits, but enough non-sense.
What I can see from this poem is that these two are in love. Like all love there is never enough time, but this love reaches into a heaven like state of "eternity" full with "winged chariots." Of course time is there to ruin everything again. (CURSE YOU FATHER TIME or whomever)
In the end it seems to me that the two lovers know their fate against time. Giving their love away and putting everything they have for each other together and throwing it out of "the iron gates of life." Both knowing that they cannot stop time. The sun will still pass over again and again and the two lovers keep living their lives.
Maybe I'm completely wrong. I'm pretty sure that I am actually, but I'm a little rusty against poetry. Then I think a poem can be read many different ways. Each reading can uncover something different, while covering up what was read the time before.
