Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FIRST DEGREE, by RUTH BEITTEL First Line: I have purchased my calm Last Line: It is memory's ghost! Subject(s): Memory | ||||||||
I have purchased my calm, I enjoy every breath; Was the cost very dear? Just Memory's death. I am wakeful tonight, And I search for my host. Who comes? Great God! It is Memory's ghost! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MEMORY AS A HEARING AID by TONY HOAGLAND THE SAME QUESTION by JOHN HOLLANDER FORGET HOW TO REMEMBER HOW TO FORGET by JOHN HOLLANDER ON THAT SIDE by LAWRENCE JOSEPH MEMORY OF A PORCH by DONALD JUSTICE |
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