A Love Letter To Her Husband

by Anne Bradstreet — a poem card from Justes Mots

Bradstreet appeals to Phoebus (the sun) to carry her message of longing to her distant husband, expressing her sorrow at prolonged separation through vivid imagery of grief and yearning. She catalogs her suffering—tears, sighs, doubts—while emphasizing how only his presence can restore her emotional balance. The poem blends classical mythology with deeply personal emotion to convey spousal devotion.

Phoebus make haste, the day's too long, begone,
The silent night's the fittest time for moan;
But stay this once, unto my suit give ear,
And tell my griefs in either Hemisphere:
(And if the whirling of thy wheels do n't drown'd
The woful accents of my doleful sound),
If in thy swift career thou canst make stay,
I crave this boon, this errand by the way:…

Themes: love · new-baby · wedding · friendship