The poem explores the speaker's desire to be reunited with a deceased loved one in the afterlife. The speaker expresses their longing to be with the beloved again, and hopes that they will be reunited in heaven. The poem also touches on the theme of mortality, as the speaker acknowledges that death is inevitable, but believes that their love will transcend even death itself.
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox · First published 1889 · Genre: Poetry, Classical Literature, Philosophical Literature