Green1 perhaps the person didn't go on holiday, and instead it could be Dryden talking about coming back from a tour of some sort and everything has changed.
"Eyes they burn from stinging travel" could be about the lack of sleep on tour, and long journeys to show venues.
That interpretation seemed more obvious to me.
Green1 perhaps the person didn't go on holiday, and instead it could be Dryden talking about coming back from a tour of some sort and everything has changed. "Eyes they burn from stinging travel" could be about the lack of sleep on tour, and long journeys to show venues. That interpretation seemed more obvious to me.