Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A CONFESSION OF FAITH, by JAMES SPRENT First Line: Who would remember me were I to die Last Line: If I am worth it, keep my memory. Subject(s): Memory; Soldiers' Writings; World War I; First World War | ||||||||
WHO would remember me were I to die, Remember with a pang and yet no pain; Remember as a friend, and feel good-bye Said at each memory as it wakes again? I would not that a single heart should ache That some dear heart will ache is my one grief. Friends, if I have them, I would fondly take With me that best of gifts, a friend's belief. I have believed, and for my faith reaped tares; Believed again, and, losing, was content; A heart perchance touched blindly, unawares, Rewards with friendship faith thus freely spent. Bury the bodyit has served its ends; Mark not the spot, but "On Gallipoli," Let it be said, "he died." Oh, Hearts of Friends, If I am worth it, keep my memory. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...D'ANNUNZIO by ERNEST HEMINGWAY 1915: THE TRENCHES by CONRAD AIKEN TO OUR PRESIDENT by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE HORSES by KATHARINE LEE BATES CHILDREN OF THE WAR by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE U-BOAT CREWS by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE RED CROSS NURSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES WAR PROFITS by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE UNCHANGEABLE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |
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