At Weeping Face
death
lyric poem
melancholic
WHAT weeping face is that looking from the window? Why does it stream those sorrowful tears? Is it for some burial place, vast and dry? Is it to wet the soil of graves?
At Weeping Face - meaning Summary
Questioning Grief at a Window
The speaker addresses a weeping face at a window and asks why it sheds sorrowful tears. The short poem registers puzzlement and empathy as the speaker offers possible reasons—mourning a burial place or moistening graves—without resolving the cause. It frames private grief as visible and communal, inviting readers to consider how individual sorrow connects to collective loss and how a single image can evoke broader questions about mourning and memory.
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