The speaker in the first stanza is innocent. He views spring in a good light, speaking of the "Loveliest of trees, the cherry now/Is hung with bloom along the bough." The tree is seen as lovely, but this feeling of spring will change fast. The blossoms represent youth, and exuberance. But blossoms are also frail and weak, and share that with life, which does not last forever and fades fast. "Wearing white for the Eastertide" is a reference to Easter, which is during the spring, and represents the rebirth of Jesus Christ. But in the story of Jesus, Jesus dies before he rises to heaven, and in this theme of death, the author realizes that this spring just means he is one spring closer to death. White is also a symbol of innocence,...