On a walk through a wood filled with music, the speaker meets a pretty prince. He talks to her kindly and clearly, then disappears as suddenly as a cloud crossing the sky. Instead of feeling sad or abandoned, she focuses on the simple fact that he visited at all. That thought makes her so happy that she stays where she is, sitting quietly in the wood and singing.
The poem has a dreamy, fairy-tale atmosphere. Its tone is light and grateful rather than heartbroken. The prince’s brief appearance feels like a moment of unexpected magic, and the speaker treats it as a gift. The mood is one of wonder and contentment—an encounter that could have been sad because it ended so soon becomes a reason to sing.