It was really a difficult poem to me. 'Cause the poem has used many metaphorical conceits. The meaning is not so apparent. I have had problems to figure out the clear and correct ideas, also I had some doubts and questions. Actually the main idea of this poem is trying to tell us the death or the separation of two lovers is not that serious. Love can still extend and leap over the gap and the limit of time and space. The first and the second stanza seemed to describe that a "virtuous man" just passed away peacefully, though people surrounded ....