Come to me in my dreams, and then
By day I shall be well again!
For so the night will more than pay
The hopeless longing of the day.
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TWO: It stands out in its brevity and use of repetition, creating a sense of urgency and an intense longing that pervades the poem 5 Stars Full
ONE: 'Longing' expresses a longing for solace from unrequited love, akin to other works by the author exploring themes of isolation and yearning..
sounds like a love one that died, and only way to experience him.her is in one's dreams
Seems like a beautiful take on unrequited love, trading the love sick days longing torment, for dreams of nightly longed for affection which by day again turn sour, the hopeless longing of the day, is day night cyclic chased away.
It stands out in its brevity and use of repetition, creating a sense of urgency and an intense longing that pervades the poem