Love

"Let It Be Forgotten"

by Sara Teasdale 1884–1933

From Flame and Shadow (1920)

Love

Let it be forgotten, as a flower is forgotten,
Forgotten as a fire that once was singing gold,
Let it be forgotten for ever and ever,
Time is a kind friend, he will make us old.

If anyone asks, say it was forgotten
Long and long ago,
As a flower, as a fire, as a hushed footfall
In a long forgotten snow.

MLA

Teasdale, Sara. “"Let It Be Forgotten".” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/240/.

Chicago

Teasdale, Sara. “"Let It Be Forgotten".” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/240/.

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