Thorns, wastes and tombs are all covered by the ravenous, temporal creep of verdant kudzu and bindweeds.

The admired husband being dead or absent (or no longer worth admiring?), the speaker can't live or rest with anyone else. The accoutrements of their marriage bed were very fine.

The speaker-spouse is hoping to die and be with the husband, or to be reincarnated with the husband.