Christina Rossetti - Remember' - poem

Remember
by Christina Rossetti


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.

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[CataDanna]

The picture must be Pre Raphaelite, according to its style, maybe Rossetti, isn't it?

[JustAudio2008]

Its -Christina Rossetti, chalk drawing by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1866;

hope this helps -best wishes

[Offwren]

A splendid, touching, melancholic, beautiful, refined, concise and straightforward poem hard as an statement but tender and soft as a whisper. Long live the sensitivity of Christina.

[JustAudio2008]

Your words describe this poem so well.

Christina Rossetti can make you smile and cry.

[JenJenEL]

She was so terribly sensitive.. I think there is a sense of fear in her words though too...fear that she would not be remembered at all.. or fear that she would be remembered too much and cause pain for others..

[geekygirl111]

I read this poem at my sister's funeral a month ago. It wasn't until I looked at some of the poets my sister really loved that I understood her love of poetry.

Christina Rossetti is one of my sister's favourite poets and since discovering her myself, has been a real comfort to me.

Especially Echo, it's really a lovely poem about lovers who are separated by death.

[preruminator]

Gedenke mein, wenn ich gegangen bin,

gegangen bin ins ferne stille Land;

wenn du nicht mehr mir halten kannst die Hand,

noch ich mehr zaud're, bleib' ich, fahr' ich hin.

Gedenke mein, nie mehr kannst fürderhin

du täglich mir das Morgen, fest geplant,

auftun: gedenke mein; und hab' erkannt,

dass dann dein Sorgen, Bitten ohne Sinn.

[preruminator]

Doch solltest länger du vergessen mich

und später dich erinnern, traure nicht:

denn fällt trotz Dunkel und Verfall ein Licht

auf einen Gran Gedanken, die einst mein,

wärst besser heiter du, vergäßest mich

als im Gedenken meiner traurig sein.

© Bertram Kottmann

[Thebeatlesfan961]

Wow. splendid job with the song AND the poem, Christina.

[jeana1001]

A beautiful poem, beautifully read.

[1tsm3only]

Splendid and beautiful. I am touched.

[prettylittlescars]

I was inspired by rossetti's poems and thanks to her just about to have my own book of poetry published.

[mercz06]

like this poem...

this is my report for our English American literature....

please help me to get the main theme of this poem...

i don't know if the theme are FEAR, MEMORIES, FAREWELL or REMEMBERING...

PLS. HELP ME...THANKS....

thankyou...

[KISSMEMYFOOL69]

Happy birthday Christina, you were amazing :)

[karenemm1]

Nice poem well read

[Catherineone]

Very well read

Thank you for posting this poem