San Miniato
San Miniato - meaning Summary
Longing for Sacred Consolation
The speaker stands in a mountaintop chapel, evoking a visionary painting of the Virgin and addressing Mary as a source of consolation. He expresses intense longing for her presence, saying that seeing her would make death welcome. He is spiritually exhausted and troubled by guilt, pleading for mercy before daylight exposes his sin. The poem frames personal remorse and desire for divine intimacy within a devotional, almost confessional tone.
Read Complete AnalysesSee - I have climbed the mountain side Up to this holy house of God, Where once that Angel-Painter trod Who saw the heavens opened wide, And throned upon the crescent moon The Virginal white Queen of Grace,-- Mary! could I but see thy face Death could not come at all too soon. O crowned by God with thorns and pain! Mother of Christ! O mystic wife! My heart is weary of this life And over-sad to sing again. O crowned by God with love and flame! O crowned by Christ the Holy One! O listen ere the searching sun Show to the world my sin and shame.
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