Rose - “A Ballad of Dreamland”
A rose is used to characterize the serenity of dreamland. The speaker asserts, “I hid my heart in a nest of roses/Out of the sun’s way, hidden apart.” Dreamland is soothing; so the speaker is not open to unsettling sunlight. The tranquility of dreamland takes the speaker away from the consciousness that is at times is deficient of equanimity.
Bells of heaven - “A Child’s laughter”
The symbol of the bells crops up in the opening line of “A Child’s Laughter.” “Bells of heaven” typify preternatural voices that are linked to paradise. The bells of heaven are mystic because they chime in God’s domicile.
‘Blown fields or flowerful closes’ - “A Match”
The ‘blown fields’ signify menacing periods that would make it unendurable for love to burgeon. ‘Flowerful closes’ typify buoyant, blossoming love. The speaker is assured that their love would not be distressed by the acute deviations.
