Did you love well what very soon you left? Come home and…
“Did you love well what very soon you left? Come home and take me in your arms and take away this stomach ache, headache, heartache. Never so full, I never was bereft so utterly. The winter evenings drift dark to the window. Not one work will make you, where you are, turn in your day, or wake from your night toward me. The only gift I got to keep or give is what I've cried, floodgates let down to mourning for the dead chances, for the end of being young, for everyone I loved who really died. I drank our one year out in brine instead of honey from the seasons of your tongue.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
The speaker mourns lost love, yearning for comfort and lamenting missed chances and the ache of aging.
In simple terms: Longing for love and grief over lost time.
Key Takeaway
Seek healing through expression and connection.
Themes
love
loss
grief
aging
longing
Mood
sad
reflective
Type
poetic
lament
When to use this quote
- personal reflection
- writing therapy
- memorial gatherings
Key Concepts
mortality
memory
yearning
Questions to Reflect On
- What does the speaker need most now?
- How can one honor past love?
A Different Perspective
Mourning may not restore what is gone.