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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
REMEMBRANCE, by ELIZABETH M. COOPER First Line: Give rosemary for remembrance Last Line: The memory of a smile. Subject(s): Memory; Superstition; Tradition | |||
"Give rosemary for remembrance," A saying old yet new, As through the air -- a fragrance rare Brings thoughts of friendship true. We wear a poppy once a year For those who marched away; They seem so near -- yet for their bier A blood-stained field of clay. "We take a cup and drink it up" For friends both far and near; Then mem'ry strays -- to other days And other scenes so dear. "I find among my souvenirs" A letter from a friend; I read it o'er -- then as before The tears fall to the end. We often think of those we love "That we have lost awhile," But hearts of gold -- are those who hold The memory of a smile. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CANYON GORGE ARROYO by ALBERT GOLDBARTH THE YELLOW BADGE by RUTH SCHECHTER ALEXANDER OLD SARUM; LINES ON THE CONFERENCE OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH AT SALISBURY by ALICE COLBURN BEAL THE GOLDEN ODES OF PRE-ISLAMIC ARABIA: IMR EL KAIS by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT PHI BETA KAPPA POEM; HARVARD, 1914 by BLISS CARMAN BELINDA by VIRGINIA TAYLOR MCCORMICK THE MESSAGE OF SETH; AN ORIENTAL TRADITION by DAVID MACBETH MOIR YOUNG ENGLAND - WHAT IS THEN BECOME OF OLD by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH JEWISH HYMN IN BABYLON by HENRY HART MILMAN |
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