Unit 5. Post 3

That Time of Year by William Shakespeare. 

"That on the ashes of his youth doth lie" (Shakespeare, line 10).

This poem was very deep in meaning. In the beginning it is describing the Fall season and how few leaves hang from branches and those that still linger are yellow and decaying. All of the collective symbols the speaker says are represented in him. One can infer that the speaker is on his death bed and is waiting for death to come. There is no more joy in youth for the speaker, much like the happy chatter of birds singing is gone from the Fall air. 

I enjoy poetry like this. I don't know why, but I particularly feel like I connect with how the author is wanting to put his point across. I feel like I can more easily understand a symbol an author is trying to make when that symbol is connected to a season. Fall specifically is an excellent connection to death. before the afterlife. 

The end of this poem to me was hard to understand. I can see how the speaker's death should bring more love to who ever the poem is aimed at. However, the last line is where I get completely lost.