The Cross of Snow By Longfellow

In the long, sleepless watches of the night,
A gentle face--the face of one long dead--
Looks at me from the wall, where round its head
The night-lamp casts a halo of pale light.

This poem to me was very emotional. It was very sad and I could feel the sorrow the author was feeling. It is very sad that such a thing happened and Longfellow really portrayed his grief through this poem and made it very clear what he was feeling.