Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MEMORY AND I, by THOMAS HARDY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O memory, where is now my youth Last Line: Is only known to me.' Subject(s): Memory | ||||||||
'O MEMORY, where is now my youth, Who used to say that life was truth?' 'I saw him in a crumbled cot Beneath a tottering tree; That he as phantom lingers there Is only known to me.' 'O Memory, where is now my joy, Who lived with me in sweet employ?' 'I saw him in gaunt gardens lone, Where laughter used to be; That he as phantom wanders there Is known to none but me.' 'O Memory, where is now my hope, Who charged with deeds my skill and scope?' 'I saw her in a tomb of tomes, Where dreams are wont to be; That she as spectre haunteth there Is only known to me.' 'O Memory, where is now my faith, One time a champion, now a wraith?' 'I saw her in a ravaged aisle, Bowed down on bended knee; That her poor ghost outflickers there Is known to none but me.' 'O Memory, where is now my love, That rayed me as a god above?' 'I saw her in an ageing shape Where beauty used to be; That her fond phantom lingers there Is only known to me.' | 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 BEYOND THE HUNTING WOODS by DONALD JUSTICE AND THERE WAS A GREAT CALM' by THOMAS HARDY |
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