 One interpretation of the sonnet by Hilton Landry interprets the last line in a slightly different light.He proposes that Sonnet 53 is part of a tentative group stretching from Sonnet 43 to Sonnet 58 which have in common the speaker's separation from the youth.Sonnet 53 in itself makes no mention of absence from the youth, but connects to this larger group via similar themes and word choices.