The Tears of Heaven
The Tears of Heaven - meaning Summary
Heaven's Sympathetic Mourning
The poem presents a short allegory in which Heaven responds to Earth’s moral decline. At night Heaven weeps for the earth’s self-inflicted corruption, gathering tears as sorrow for long-standing evils. By day those tears transform into light and consolation: Heaven smiles upon the worn earth and attempts reconciliation, offering renewal and the chance of restoration despite the damage caused by human actions.
Read Complete AnalysesHeaven weeps above the earth all night till morn, In darkness weeps, as all ashamed to weep, Because the earth hath made her state forlorn With selfwrought evils of unnumbered years, And doth the fruit of her dishonour reap. And all the day heaven gathers back her tears Into her own blue eyes so clear and deep, And showering down the glory of lightsome day, Smiles on the earth’s worn brow to win her if she may.
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