(#12)
This poem discusses a man's view as he approaches death. The man is waiting for his death to come and hoping for it to be peaceful. "And may there be no sadness of farewell when I embark." The speaker does not want his death to bring sadness or pain to himself or anyone else. He simply wants to pass away and "See my Pilot face to face." I interpreted this line to mean that the speaker wants to be with God. He accepts that his life is nearing its end and now all he wants is to be united with God in heaven. "When that which drew from out the boundless deep turns again home." The man wishes to return home where he began in heaven with God. Crossing the bar represents passing from life to death. After passing through the "dark" of death, he will be "out to sea" in the happiness of heaven. This poem is an allegory for passing to death. It uses many symbols to compare the sea to the path toward heaven.
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