Thursday 8 July 2010

One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Five.
Six.
Seven.
Eight..... 
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
Days
Weeks
Months
Years......
Standing still, traveling fast...
Always with us...
Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
 
                                                                      Christina Rossetti

2 comments:

  1. Beautiful poem Julie! Christina was Dante Rossetti's sister, is that right?
    I shall go and read it again...

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