Time & Brevity
To Memory
From Heroic Idyls (1863)
Time & Brevity
Thy daughters often visit me
And call thee mother, Memory !
Doubtful if thou art quite divine,
I never askt them who was thine
Altho' these children are so good.
There's somewhat acrid in thy blood.
For here and there I think I trace
A more than freckle in thy face.
Why tell me how serenely bright
Shone over me the morning light ?
Why lead me backward far away
And make me wish for close of day ?
Cite this poem
MLA
Landor, Walter Savage. “To Memory.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/177/.
Chicago
Landor, Walter Savage. “To Memory.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/177/.
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