Gone - flitted away, Taken the stars from the night and the sun From the day! Gone, and a cloud in my heart.
Interpretation
The quote expresses deep sorrow over the loss of a loved one, comparing their absence to the removal of light from the sky.
In this poignant quote, Tennyson captures the profound grief that comes from losing someone dear. The imagery of stars and the sun being taken away symbolizes the essential light and joy that the loved one brought to life, highlighting the emotional void left in their absence, akin to a cloud overshadowing the heart.
In practice
This quote could be shared at a memorial service to express the depth of sorrow felt after a loss.
Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For though from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar.
How many a father have I seen, A sober man, among his boys, Whose youth was full of foolish noise.
O Love! what hours were thine and mine, In lands of palm and southern pine; In lands of palm, of orange-blossom, Of olive, aloe, and maize and vine!
Earth is dry to the centre,_x000D_ But spring, a new comer,_x000D_ A spring rich and strange,_x000D_ Shall make the winds blow_x000D_ Round and round,_x000D_ Thro' and thro',_x000D_ Here and there,_x000D_ Till the air_x000D_ And the ground_x000D_ Shall be fill'd with life anew.
O love, O fire! once he drew With one long kiss my whole soul through My lips, as sunlight drinketh dew.
But thy strong Hours indignant work’d their wills, And beat me down and marr’d and wasted me, And tho’ they could not end me, left me maim’d To dwell in presence of immortal youth, Immortal age beside immortal youth, And all I was, in ashes. - Tithonus
It is in deep solitude and silence that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brother and sister.
Oh, they loved dearly: their souls kissed, they kissed with their eyes, they were both but one single kiss.
Heart, we will forget him, You and I, tonight! You must forget the warmth he gave, I will forget the light.
Often a man wishes to be alone and a girl wishes to be alone too and if they love each other they are jealous of that in each other, but I can truly say we never felt that. We could feel alone when we were together, alone against the others. But we were never lonely and never afraid when we were together.
But say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved. To pass our youth in dull indifference, to refuse the sweets of life because they once must leave us, is as preposterous as to wish to have been born old, because we one day must be old.
For a quart of ale is a dish for a king.
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