An Hour with Thee
An Hour with Thee - meaning Summary
Solace Sought in One Hour
The speaker repeatedly asks for "one hour with thee" as a brief refuge from daily burdens. Morning, noon and evening scenes show work, heat and disappointment that wear on body and spirit. That single hour promises relief from physical toil, fevered exhaustion and the sting of thankless labor and failed hopes. The poem frames a simple, recurring plea for consolation and temporary escape from grief, memory and social scorn.
Read Complete AnalysesAn hour with thee! When earliest day Dapples with gold the eastern gray, Oh, what can frame my mind to bear The toil and turmoil, cark and care, New griefs, which coming hours unfold, And sad remembrance of the old? One hour with thee. One hour with thee! When burning June Waves his red flag at pitch of noon; What shall repay the faithful swain, His labor on the sultry plain; And, more than cave or sheltering bough, Cool feverish blood and throbbing brow? One hour with thee. One hour with thee! When sun is set, Oh, what can teach me to forget The thankless labors of the day; The hopes, the wishes, flung away; The increasing wants, and lessening gains, The master's pride, who scorns my pains? One hour with thee.
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