Queen of Swords - Eight of Cups The widow misses her man because he departed. The widow misses her man because - Queen of Swords he departed. - Eight of Cups Queen of Swords is the widow or is the grieving mother of a dead baby pictured on her throne. She misses her man or she misses her baby. Eight of Cups abruptly departs from his intended route when an immovable obstacle prevents progress on that way. The abrupt departure sometimes refers to 'the departed' in the same way Six of Swords, a sad...