Death & Dying
Remember
From Ionica (1905)
Death & Dying
You come not, as aforetime, to the headstone every day,
And I, who died, I do not chide because, my friend, you play;
Only, in playing, think of him who once was kind and dear,
And, if you see a beauteous thing, just say, he is not here.
Cite this poem
MLA
Cory, William Johnson. “Remember.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cory/84/.
Chicago
Cory, William Johnson. “Remember.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cory/84/.
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