Tell him I lingered alone on the shore, Where we parted, in sorrow, to meet nevermore; The night-wind blew cold on my desolate heart But colder those wild words of doom,-'Ye must part.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A speaker recalls a painful farewell by the shore where harsh words sealed their separation.
- In plain terms
- I waited alone where we left each other, hurt by cold words that said we would never meet again.
- What can you take from it?
- Harsh final words can make parting feel colder than the moment itself.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What words made a goodbye harder?
- How do you mark an ending?
Another view
It presents the past as irretrievable without room for change.
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