As Weary Pilgrim

Every English class that I've been in I have never been good at determining the meaning of poems or been able to analyze them. I always over think it and try too hard to find out the meaning. With As Weary Pilgrim, I was able to figure out it's meaning easily.This poem is clear and concise with its meaning. It is very easy to determine that it is about two people and a loss of a loved one.

As Weary Pilgrim is about the loss of a loved one and the yearning to be with them again. Throughout the poem, the narrator is constantly stating things that the pilgrim will never do again or will never experience. "The burning sun no more shall heat, nor stormy rain on him shall beat" is just one example of an experience or event that will no longer happen to him. By dying he is now in a place where there is no pain and suffering but happiness and bliss.

Even though the pilgrim is now at rest, the narrator yearns to be with him. From this we can assume that the narrator is a wife or lover who is suffering from the loss. "Lord make me ready for that day, then come, dear Bridegroom, come away" is showing that she is ready to be reunited with him. She has lived out her life and is ready to die. "Oh how I long to be at rest and soar on high among the blest".