The poet wish to be young in the poem because he has a keen desire for love, and he declares himself to be in favour of love. Presence of a charming girl makes the poet feel totally free from interest in the affairs of foreign countries. The thing that can cause the ripple of love for him is the love and the beauty of a beautiful girl.

The poet wants to stand by the side of a girl and his upper most desire is to hold her in his arms and in order that he may be able to do so, he wishes that he were young again.
thus, the poem expresses the poet's strong desire to become young again and a disapproval of political discussions and activities.It is an affirmation of love. But the poem is, in a way a lament over his vanished youth. All his passionate desire for the girl is useless because his youth is gone. however, it may be noted that there is no bitterness in the poem. There is only a sense of loss. It is possible that a young reader may remain more or less unmoved by this poem but an aged reader is likely to share the feelings of the writer because he has the desire to be young again.