Social Commentaries
Memory of Good Deeds
From Lincoln & Other Poems (1901)
Social Commentaries
The memory of good deeds will ever stay,
A lamp to light us on the darkened way,
A music to the ear on clamoring street,
A cooling well amid the noonday heat,
A scent of green boughs blown through narrow walls,
A feel of rest when quiet evening falls.
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MLA
Markham, Edwin. “Memory of Good Deeds.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/103/.
Chicago
Markham, Edwin. “Memory of Good Deeds.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/103/.
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