Translation Of 'ech Day Me Cometh Tydinges Thre' Poem by Michael Burch

Ech day me cometh tydinges thre
'Each Day Three Tidings Come to Me'
(anonymous Middle English poem, circa the 13th century AD)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Each day I'm plagued by three doles,
These gargantuan weights on my soul:
First, that I must somehow EXIT this fen.
Second, because I cannot know WHEN.
And yet it's the third that torments me so,
Having no way to know where the HELL I will go!

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