The poem describes a woman who cries to brighten the world with her tears. However, one day she cries so much that yesterday's hope vanishes, today's beauty is destroyed, and tomorrow's wonders seem vague. When the earth becomes soaked with sorrow and death from her excessive tears, it pains the entire universe. The pleasant fragrances are gone, and only the waves of humankind's largest loss are left in the aftermath of her inability to stop crying.