The poem describes a woman grieving the absence of imagination in her life. She is left with someone incapable of imagining or moving phantasies, which is akin to a death for her. The analysis explains that in this imagined world, imagination is the cause of being and sole reality. Without it, the woman is overcome with unhappiness and her tears contain a poisonous bloom of grief. The second poem depicts a girl sitting in a gray room, who finds brief flashes of color that frustrate her and cause her heart to beat furiously due to her monotonous life lacking brightness. The narrator understands the emotions she feels despite her passive actions and expressions.