Death & Dying
If recollecting were forgetting
Death & Dying
If recollecting were forgetting,
Then I remember not;
And if forgetting, recollecting,
How near I had forgot!
And if to miss were merry,
And if to mourn were gay,
How very blithe the fingers
That gathered these to-day!
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “If recollecting were forgetting.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/305/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “If recollecting were forgetting.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/305/.
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