The Traveller’s Night Song I
You who are from Heaven above Calming all our pain and sorrow, Him who’s spirit’s doubly hurt, Renewing, with a double measure. Oh, I’m weary of life’s urging! Why, now, all this joy and pain? Sweetest Peace, Flood: oh flood my heart again!
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The Traveller’s Night Song I - meaning Summary
Seeking Consoling Divine Peace
A speaker addresses a heavenly presence as a comforting, restorative power and asks for relief from earthly weariness. The poem contrasts life’s alternating joy and pain and presents a plea for renewal and inner calm. It frames peace as a restoring flood that can heal a spirit exhausted by suffering. The tone is urgent but intimate, focused on consolation rather than explanation or narrative.
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