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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MEMORY, by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: My mind lets go a thousand things
Last Line: Two petals from that wild-rose tree.
Subject(s): Memory
First Line: My mind lets go a thousand things
Last Line: Two petals from that wild-rose tree.
Subject(s): Memory
MY mind lets go a thousand things,
Like dates of wars and deaths of kings,
And yet recalls the very hour --
'T was noon by yonder village tower,
And on the last blue noon in May --
The wind came briskly up this way,
Crisping the brook beside the road;
Then, pausing here, set down its load
Of pine-scents, and shook listlessly
Two petals from that wild-rose tree.
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