The Bridal
The Bridal - meaning Summary
A Cosmic Wedding Scene
The poem describes a nocturnal scene in which the Moon is personified as a bride and the Sea as her groom. Nature stages their wedding: stars accompany the bride, the Wind sings, and Night officiates. The imagery conveys a solemn, ritualized union that emphasizes fidelity and the cosmic order of natural cycles. The tone blends romance and reverence, presenting the meeting of moonlight and ocean as an eternal, ceremonial pact.
Read Complete AnalysesLast night a pale young Moon was wed Unto the amorous, eager Sea; Her maiden veil of mist she wore His kingly purple vesture, he. With her a bridal train of stars Walked sisterly through shadows dim, And, master minstrel of the world, The great Wind sang the marriage hymn. Thus came she down the silent sky Unto the Sea her faith to plight, And the grave priest who wedded them Was ancient, sombre-mantled Night.
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