Friday, April 04, 2008

Poetry Friday - 6

I'm in a bit of a melancholy mood today (not sure why) and this poem by Christina Rossetti seems to fit my mood.

Remember

Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you planned:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.

This week's Poetry Friday round up is over at Becky's Book Reviews.
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12 comments:

  1. Mary Lee10:48 am BST

    Melancholy is pouring down out of the sky here yet again. Hopefully the sun will come out again soon for both of us -- literally and figuratively!

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  2. Michele10:51 am BST

    I hope so !!

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  3. tanita✿davis1:39 pm BST

    Oh, Michele! This is a perfect poem to pass along to someone in my writing group who is struggling to reflect melancholy in a character whose cousin has died. It's so sad, yet so perfect. Thanks for sharing it - and I'd say hope you feel better, but sometimes, a little melancholia is good for the soul.

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  4. Michele1:42 pm BST

    I'm very glad that my timing's proved so apt, TadMack...

    I'm not really sure why I'm feeling melancholic - I'm fit & healthy at the moment, and my writing's going very well... Odd !

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  5. Sarah Miller2:37 pm BST

    Love this.

    It ought to be read at funerals.

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  6. Michele2:54 pm BST

    I agree Sarah !

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  7. Anonymous4:49 pm BST

    Great sonnet, Michele. I'm in with some depressing Wilfred Owen today, if you're still in the need of a wallow. But I rather hope things have taken a more cheerful turn!

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  8. Michele5:18 pm BST

    I'm much cheerier now, thank you Kelly !

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  9. Becky5:26 pm BST

    Melancholy, but beautiful and quite comforting, I find. Thanks, Michelle.

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  10. Michele5:35 pm BST

    Thanks Becky...

    And yes, I found it comforting too...

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  11. Unknown3:35 am BST

    I'm coming in late here and I was going to say I'm sorry you're feeling melancholy, but I see you're feeling a little better now. I think we all have those down times now and then. The poem is beautiful and just right for a melancholy mood.

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  12. Michele6:08 am BST

    I'm feeling lots better now, thank you. But the poem was perfect for my mood on Friday morning...

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