A Shade Upon the Mind There Passes
poem 882
A Shade Upon the Mind There Passes - meaning Summary
Grief as Sudden Shadow
The poem captures a sudden, shadow-like onset of grief that interrupts a bright, ordinary moment. The speaker likens this emotional blackout to a cloud covering the noon sun, conveying shock and numbness. Addressing God directly, the poem moves from image to anguished question about loss and the seeming paradox of a benevolent giver who also takes away what is loved. Its brief lines compress the experience of stunned sorrow and theological bewilderment into a concentrated, rhetorical outcry.
Read Complete AnalysesA Shade upon the mind there passes As when on Noon A Cloud the mighty Sun encloses Remembering That some there be too numb to notice Oh God Why give if Thou must take away The Loved?
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