Could I forget thee, I should forget (Love being all one) to stand at gaze Sometimes descending by winding ways And say of the earth, How very fair! I should forget to forget dull care. Could I forget thee, I should forget (Love being all one) the pride of youth That would not abate one tittle of truth -- Such things as are reckoned or rendered vain. I should forget to forget my gain. Could I forget thee, I should forget (Love being all one) the thing afar We may face like a faintly illuming star But were never destined to run to, sweet. I should forget to forget defeat. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BEARS AT RASPBERRY TIME by HAYDEN CARRUTH CONTRA MORTEM: THE WHEEL OF BEING II by HAYDEN CARRUTH I COULD TAKE by HAYDEN CARRUTH MOUNTAIN FARM by MALCOLM COWLEY I LOOKED FOR LIFE AND DID A SHADOW SEE by JAMES GALVIN BENEDICTION by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |