Heard no more

"The Voice", by Hardy I thought was a great poem that showed hope but then an understating of the truth and realization. The poem is in the first person, with the speaker being Hardy. Hardy hears a voice calling to him that he believes is his wife that died. She tells him she has changed and she not who she use to be. He is hopeful in the beginning of the poem that the voice is his wife, but then realizes it is just the breeze and his imagination. towards the end of the poem he realizes that he will never hear her voice again an that she is truly gone and will never be heard again. I think this is something that most people that have lost someone close to them can relate to. He is sad that she is gone and does not want to believe it at first. When he remembers her he pictures her at her best when they got married. When people die you like to remember the good things about them and in this poem this is what Hardy does. He wants so try and keep a connection with his wife but then realizes he has to move on because she will be heard no more.