Oh why is heaven built so far,
Oh why is earth set so remote?
I cannot reach the nearest star
That hangs afloat.
I would not care to reach the moon,
One round monotonous of change;
Yet even she repeats her tune
Beyond my range.
This line emphasises the mood of indifference. The poet seems depressed and without energy. The  monosyllabic string  sounds plodding and weary, and suggests a mind too numb to think of more lively language.
De Profundis