The Widow's Lament in Springtime~#8

This poem had a sorrowful and negative tone. The woman in the article represents a widow that has no optimism for the future. She only demonstrates sadness for the past. The tone is displayed through the womans, thoughts, words, and actions. She wishes to "sink into the marsh." I don't believe that most happy or mentally sound people want to "sink" into a muddy and swampy marsh. The woman tells us that the "grief in my heart is stronger than they [the masses of flowers]." This gives me a great sense of the sorrowful and negative tone.