Poem Response #3

Anne Bradstreet, “To My Dear and Loving Husband”

It is obvious that the speaker in this poem is speaking to her husband, because the poem is obviously called, "To My Dear and Loving Husband". She is basically saying to him that she and him need to stay together forever and there's no one else she feels can love her more. She says that she values her husband's love more than gold or the riches of the east. She is very grateful for him because of his love and she can never really repay him for that. She is convinced that they should love each other forever so that when they die, it still lives within them. She feels that the only way she can repay her husband for this is to turn her sights heavenward. When they finally unite in heaven, that's how their love will continue.
I feel like this poem is very powerful. Because it shows a perspective of a woman who is happy in her marriage. This poem also made me feel happy, because when I tend to read poetry I put myself in the shoes of the speaker and that is exactly what I did for "To My Dear and Loving Husband"