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.
More verses by Christina Georgina Rossetti
- The Offering Of The New Law, The One Oblation Once Offered
- The Rose That Blushes Rosy Red
- What Will You Give Me For My Pound?
- A Riddle
- There Is One That Has A Head Without An Eye