The poem describes the speaker's beloved, who has freed herself from the knot of love that bound her to him. The speaker laments his loss, describing how he is now left alone, suffering and weeping. He recalls the beauty of his beloved, comparing her to a flower that has been plucked, and expresses his desire to be reunited with her in death.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1344 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Elegy