The music seems to belie the graveness of the poem. The worm that "flies in the night" is, as the double entendre implies, a penis in a darkened shroud, that besmirches the chastity of a rose (symbolic of a womb). It can also be interpreted as a love affair, as the "dark secret" blights a sacred love and perpetually intrudes, thus it destroys life.
rose=england
worm=international moneylenders of a certain religious persuasion
zealberg 6 months ago
never a truer word said, though the rose also represents women, and the virgin. the worm of course the man come to steal her virtue
sophie1899 2 years ago
The music seems to belie the graveness of the poem. The worm that "flies in the night" is, as the double entendre implies, a penis in a darkened shroud, that besmirches the chastity of a rose (symbolic of a womb). It can also be interpreted as a love affair, as the "dark secret" blights a sacred love and perpetually intrudes, thus it destroys life.
meaning1 2 years ago
nice Sophie..a little short..but nice!
Sorry I missed this..almost a month ago!! I hate that..sorry!
daniel
DsmB2007 3 years ago
no worries daniel thanks for the comment :) xx
sophie1899 3 years ago