Wow, you know this is such a great poem. Hard to believe he wrote it so young. It's such a wonderful picture of somebody caring for a troubled soul so much and staying with them as long as he can. But the object of his care is beyond hope. And so he is grieving through his decision to leave the "queen" to her fate. Just a terribly sad picture of love that wasn't enough.
Wow, you know this is such a great poem. Hard to believe he wrote it so young. It's such a wonderful picture of somebody caring for a troubled soul so much and staying with them as long as he can. But the object of his care is beyond hope. And so he is grieving through his decision to leave the "queen" to her fate. Just a terribly sad picture of love that wasn't enough.