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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RETROSPECT, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Love's kisses spurned so long ago
Last Line: Would I might give—for memories.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Subject(s): Memory
First Line: Love's kisses spurned so long ago
Last Line: Would I might give—for memories.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Subject(s): Memory
Love's kisses spurned so long ago,
Dead as the years, that o'er them flow;—
And now, my gilded treasuries
Would I might give—for memories.
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