We'll Go No More A Roving

So, we'll go no more a-roving
So late into the night
Though the heart be still loving,
And the moon be still as bright.

For the sword outwears its sheath,
And the soul wears out the breast,
And the heart must pause to beathe,
And love itself have a rest.

Though the night was made for loving,
And the day returns too soon,
Yet we'll go no more a-roving
By the light of the moon.

     The first stanza talks about how these two people will no longer see each other. The love between them won't be expressed anymore no matter how strong it may be, and although the night will still come, it will come alone. While the second stanza continues to illustrate the depth of these feelings it also shows that as we age our needs change. Along with needs changing we "outwear" what we already have. Meaning somethimes that we just grow up. The final stanza in a way trys to justify why the two shoud not see each other.

     I found the "night" in this poem to not only literally mean the night but to also be refering to a secret. As if this were to be a secret love between him an another. If this were a secret love then it may have made sense for this poem to be within a letter given to Thomas Moore. This would be due to Byrons' bisexuality.

     The one part of this poem I had a hard time understanding was that Byron talks about age being a factor, but he wrote this at 29. To me that does not seem too old to have this love with another, although if he had finally found what he was looking for this too would make sense.

     Even though being "gay" was not accepted anymore then, than it is now by some, why would he not go for what he truely wants? We can clearly see that the love between these two individuals flourished immensely, and that it is a struggle for Byron to let go. By using the "day" as a way to say that it is time to go, and the line just above that, "Though the night was made for loving" we are able to enter into the emotional endeavor of letting go, and feel the whole emotion of this scene. Although this poem may be short the simple message of love that it sends is one with great impact, and one that most people have been able to experience in thier life. If the chance at love never comes then those people will be missing out on a excellent experience.