I feel that this is a eulogy for a lover or soulmate.
"I built my house beside the wood so I could hear your singing". He went out of his way to be close with this person.
The holly, much like the evergreen, as mentioned by Megan121, is a symbol of eternity.
"Tho you are singing somewhere still, I can no longer hear you" reminds me of all of those funerals for singers/musicians I have gone to, where the pastor says "Now they're singing in Heaven's choir."
I feel that this is a eulogy for a lover or soulmate.
"I built my house beside the wood so I could hear your singing". He went out of his way to be close with this person. The holly, much like the evergreen, as mentioned by Megan121, is a symbol of eternity. "Tho you are singing somewhere still, I can no longer hear you" reminds me of all of those funerals for singers/musicians I have gone to, where the pastor says "Now they're singing in Heaven's choir."