Image of Grief

Longfellow used the "holy" ( I prefer rare~) cross of snow on the mountain to show the grand grief he is enduring. On some physical means, it resembles the cross that Longfellow bear in front of his breast. The white snow gives the feel of the purity of the lady/wife he is missing (maybe Snow White??). We all know that cloudy = moody < rainy = sad < snowy = grief. This is basic common sense for all who read those emotional literature. Grief is the moon on a clear night sky. The lonesome feeling when you are in grief, the feeling that you feel as if no one can bear or understand you, is like moon staying on the night sky alone (for the romantic purpose here, lets try to ignore the stars. I know they are pretty but just ignore them).  The moon present herself in the darkest times, the side of your inner self in the absence of happiness, or sunlight. Grief contribute so much to the dark side that it stood out against all small negative emotions (stars...fine...let them shine!!). Like snow, the purity of this negative emotion gives that bright white shine.  (The author of this post have tried to make this as fun as possible....despite the topic being .."not as fun")