Get out the microscope, because we’re going through this poem line-by-line.
Lines 24-25
Wait for a while, then slip downstairs
- If she finally, absolutely has to get up, he says, then wait for a while. Very sweet! It's as if he's saying, If you have to go… wait. Don't actually go!
- And if she's going to go, don't go far. The speaker wants her to hang out a bit longer, then when she finally has to get up, to just go… downstairs.
- Based on what we're reading, it seems as if the speaker is very much in love with this woman, and has been enjoying their lazy morning together in a serious way.
Lines 26-28
And bring us up some chilled white wine,
And some blue cheese, and crackers, and some fine
Ruddy-skinned pears.
- The speaker thinks, if she has to go, just grab them some snacks and come right back! Why put an end to such a perfect day together?
- The picnic the speaker thinks up is pretty romantic too. Wine and cheese sounds like the beginning of an entirely new date: round 2, coming up.
- Ending on the image of the ruddy-skinned pears might bring to mind the likeness of a naked woman. Wilbur ends this sexy poem on a sexy note.