How Will It Be?
The poem explores the idea that a person's fate is predetermined and that their life path is already set. It suggests that every event, including marriage, is part of a larger cosmic plan and that individuals have no control over their destiny. The speaker describes how they will meet their future spouse, fall in love, and get married, but notes that this is all predetermined and that they are merely following the course of events laid out for them.
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox · First published 1889 · Genre: Poetry, Philosophical, Romantic · 166 words
First lines
How will it be when one of us alone Goes on that strange last journey of the soul? That certain search for an uncertain goal, That voyage on which no comradeship is known? Will our dear sea sing with the old sweet tone, Though one sits stricken where its billows roll? Will space be dumb, or from the mystic pole Will spirit-messages be backward blown? When our united lives are wrenched apart, And day no more means fond companionship, When fervent night, and lovely languorous dawn, Are only memories to one sad heart, And but in dreams love-kisses burn the lip, -- Dear God, how can this same fair world move on?
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Date: 1889 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Philosophical, Romantic, Spiritual, Reflective
- Length: 166 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is structured in verse and employs poetic devices such as rhyme and meter.
- Philosophical — The themes explore existential questions about life, death, and the afterlife.
- Romantic — The text delves into the emotional aspects of love and companionship.
- Spiritual — There are references to the soul, spirit-messages, and divine intervention.
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Philosophy · Poetry · Spirituality · Optimism · Hope · Inspiration · Motivation · Self-Help · Personal Growth · Mindfulness · Well-being · Positive Thinking