Get out the microscope, because we’re going through this poem line-by-line.
Lines 127-132
"There will I ask of Christ the Lord
Thus much for him and me:—
Only to live as once on earth
With Love,—only to be,
As then awhile, forever now
Together, I and he."
- When she and her lover approach Jesus, the damsel plans to ask Him directly to let the pair of them live in heaven as they did on Earth: "With Love" (130).
- The only difference will be that they'll be able to live that way forever, as opposed to just the short time they had together on Earth.
- Our fingers are crossed for these two…