What does the poem To Earthward by Robert Frost mean?

Love at the lips was touch


As sweet as I could bear;


And once that seemed too much;


I lived on air





That crossed me from sweet things,


The flow of- was it musk


From hidden grapevine springs


Down hill at dusk?





I had the swirl and ache


From sprays of honeysuckle


That when they're gathered shake


Dew on the knuckle.





I craved strong sweets, but those


Seemed strong when I was young;


The petal of the rose


It was that stung.





Now no joy but lacks salt


That is not dashed with pain


And weariness and fault;


I crave the stain





Of tears, the aftermark


Of almost too much love,


The sweet of bitter bark


And burning clove.





When stiff and sore and scarred


I take away my hand


From leaning on it hard


In grass and sand,





The hurt is not enough:


I long for weight and strength


To feel the earth as rough


To all my length.

What does the poem To Earthward by Robert Frost mean?
It is a recounting of the pleasures of life that have lost their zest and now he yearns for eternal rest. (it's time to die)