Crossing the Bar

The main tone of this poem is that of acceptance. The speaker discusess going out to sea, which is a big journey of some kind. Lines 3-4 state, "And may there be no moaning of the bar/When I put out to sea" which indicates good weather and water conditions. This more broadly stands for easy travel and good fortune throughout the journey. The speaker also reveals the possibility that the journey is going to Heaven. "Turns again home", "Crossing the bar", and the "pilot" can all be inferred as terms that represent crossing to afterlife, back again with God the creator. The speaker is really accepting of the death that is inevitable.