Consolation

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning — a poem card from Justes Mots

Barrett Browning affirms that love—whether earthly or divine—persists beyond death and isolation, offering profound consolation to the bereaved. The poem moves from earthly beloveds to God's eternal sufficiency as ultimate comfort. It speaks directly to those experiencing profound loss and seeking assurance of continued connection.

All are not taken; there are left behind
Living Belov'ds, tender looks to bring
And make the daylight still a happy thing,
And tender voices, to make soft the wind:
But if it were not so, if I could find
No love in all this world for comforting,
Nor any path but hollowly did ring
Where 'dust to dust' the love from life disjoin'd;…

Themes: sympathy · grief · love · encouragement