-Loving

-Faithful

Words that Contribute to Mood (Diction):

-“Sweet soothing oil”

-“Quiet Affection:

-“nipple-berries ripe in the hand”

“As sweet soothing oil to the limbs of the restless,” This line to me is moving from the restlessness of youth into a more smooth lifestyle–Youth is always wanting to run from one thing to another, but as you get older you want to settle and enjoy one thing fully before going to the next.

“As clean ritual robes to the flesh of Gods,

As fragrance of incense to one coming home”

This could be seen as preparing for death, but I can also see it as a time of preparation for any next stage of life–we leave our childhood to become youth, and that childlike innocence dies. We become adults with responsibilities and cares and leave that youthful enthusiasm behind, and so forth. This poem I think is leaving the time of work and retiring to old age, because the next few lines

“Hot from the smells of the street.

It is like nipple-berries ripe in the hand,

Like the tang of grainmeal mingled with beer,

Like wine to the palate when taken with white bread”

all discuss items that are aged and then the last stanza backs that up, and ends with the idea of a lifetime

Affectionate – Examples contributing to this mood are: lovely, soothing, affection, peace

Loving – Examples contributing to this mood are: sweet, frangrance, incense

Calm – Examples contributing to this mood are: “sweet soothing”, “coming home”, “unhurried days”

Hope this helps.