Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SHALL I FORGET?, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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First Line: Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
Last Line: (o my soul, lead the way he walks with me.)
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina


SHALL I forget on this side of the grave?
I promise nothing: you must wait and see,
Patient and brave.
(O my soul, watch with him, and he with me.)

Shall I forget in peace of Paradise?
I promise nothing: follow, friend, and see,
Faithful and wise.
(O my soul, lead the way he walks with me.)





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