Longing Poem by Matthew Arnold
Longing
Come to me in my dreams, and then
By day I shall be well again!
For so the night will more than pay
The hopeless longing of the day.
Come, as thou cam'st a thousand times,
A messenger from radiant climes,
And smile on thy new world, and be
As kind to others as to me!
Or, as thou never cam'st in sooth,
Come now, and let me dream it truth,
And part my hair, and kiss my brow,
And say, My love why sufferest thou?
Come to me in my dreams, and then
By day I shall be well again!
For so the night will more than pay
The hopeless longing of the day.
Seems like a beautiful take on unrequited love, trading the love sick days longing torment, for dreams of nightly longed for affection which by day again turn sour, the hopeless longing of the day, is day night cyclic chased away.
It stands out in its brevity and use of repetition, creating a sense of urgency and an intense longing that pervades the poem
TWO: It stands out in its brevity and use of repetition, creating a sense of urgency and an intense longing that pervades the poem 5 Stars Full
ONE: 'Longing' expresses a longing for solace from unrequited love, akin to other works by the author exploring themes of isolation and yearning..
sounds like a love one that died, and only way to experience him.her is in one's dreams
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Waiting for a lost love.