Remember



And this is where our paths divide, our separate lives no more to hide,
How much I wish this day had never come
I see, though dark, the road beyond, where brighter dreams of life abscond
And hide within the shadows of the sun,
But I know, through all the sad tomorrow’s, I have grown from knowing you,
And as we live the lives before us:

Remember me, and I’ll remember you
Remember all the laughter and the tears,
Remember now, the joys that saw us through
And the memories will last throughout the years

If only I could turn the time, to live again this life of mine,
When dreams were as they long ago had been
But as the tides of time move on, those dreams could never last for long
And I’d only have to say good-by again
So I know, through all the days before me, I would not change the ones behind,
And as the future draws us now apart:

Remember me, and I’ll remember you
Remember all the laughter and the tears,
Remember now, the joys that saw us through
And the memories will last throughout the years

       For you will always be, alive within my heart

About this poem

This poem was written as an expression of sadness from saying goodbye to friends but also as a promise to keep them ever in my thoughts

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Written on February 04, 1988

Submitted by DungeonDave on May 08, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme xxxxax ABAC xxxxxd ABAC d
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,072
Words 216
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 6, 4, 6, 4, 1

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