A Birthday is a love poem. The first verse describes the narrator's heart by comparing it with many happy images such as a "singing bird" and a "halcyon sea." The reason the narrator is so happy is because she is in love and her love has come to her.
The second verse contains lots of images of a heavenly bed. The bed is ornate and rich with silk cloths and gold hangings. The narrator repeats the message of being in love and being happy.
This is a joyous and happy poem. Similes are used in the first verse to describe.....
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