Thomas Hood 'I Remember,I Remember'

Eleanor bron reads 'I Remember,I Remember'
by Thomas Hood


I remember, I remember
The house where I was born,
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn;
He never came a wink too soon
Nor brought too long a day;
But now, I often wish the night
Had borne my breath away.

I remember, I remember
The roses red and white,
The violets and the lily cups--
Those flowers made of light!
The lilacs where the robin built,
And where my brother set
The laburnum on his birthday,--
The tree is living yet!

I remember, I remember
Where I was used to swing,
And thought the air must rush as fresh
To swallows on the wing;
My spirit flew in feathers then
That is so heavy now,
The summer pools could hardly cool
The fever on my brow.

I remember, I remember
The fir-trees dark and high;
I used to think their slender tops
Were close against the sky:
It was a childish ignorance,
But now 'tis little joy
To know I'm farther off from Heaven
Than when I was a boy.

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[disneychoir]

How beautifully read! Real justice done to this beautiful poem which has long been one of my favorites.

[kirbycairo]

Well done, a nice version of a much undervalued poet.

[ronalduz]

very nice

[xXxKillxMexXx]

Thank you.