The poem describes the speaker's longing to return to a past love, now lost. The beloved's beauty has faded, and the speaker mourns the passing of time, which has erased the beauty that once was. The poem expresses a sense of nostalgia and melancholy, as the speaker yearns for what can never be regained.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1343 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet