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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MEMORIES, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: There dawn dear memories of the past
Last Line: Like sounds of ocean in a shell
Subject(s): Memory
First Line: There dawn dear memories of the past
Last Line: Like sounds of ocean in a shell
Subject(s): Memory
THERE dawn dear memories of the past
To charm us as we muse alone,
Still as the hues on rivers cast
When long, bright days have almost flown;
Sometimes they come and fill the mind
As stars the heavens when clouds are few;
And there a cherished welcome find, --
Though old, yet seeming ever new.
They are the treasures time has made
To shadow forth the bygone years;
Though dim betimes, they cannot fade,
For each some hallowed beauty bears.
Long-slumbering joys each gently wakes,
Forms of the past each gently weaves, --
E'en as a cloudless sunset makes
A cool, red splendor 'mong green leaves.
They are the day-dreams of a time
Ere life had felt the touch of care;
Loved like some sweet bell's holy chime
That faints upon the Sabbath air.
They are the echoes of the past,
And with us, when alone, they dwell;
For all their wondrous beauties last,
Like sounds of ocean in a shell.
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