Question

What does the poet suggest by “That only God, my dear, Could love you for yourself alone And not your yellow hair”?

Answer 1

The poet probably wants to suggest that though a person should ideally be loved for who they are within, on a practical level, this doesn’t happen. Practically, in a general sense, people love someone, at least partly for their external characteristics of beauty. As long as they can see something attractive, they might find it difficult to be attracted to something that’s not visible. Only God is capable of loving us for who we truly are inside.