In Memory Of Anyone Unknown To Me
Elizabeth Jennings 1926 (Boston) – 2001
At this particular time I have no one
Particular person to grieve for, though there must
Be many, many unknown ones going to dust
Slowly, not remembered for what they have done
Or left undone. For these, then, I will grieve
Being impartial, unable to deceive.
How they lived, or died, is quite unknown,
And, by that fact gives my grief purity,
An important person quite apart from me
Or one obscure who drifted down alone.
Both or all I remember, have a place.
For these I never encountered face to face.
Sentiment will creep in. I cast it out
Wishing to give these classical repose,
No epitaph, no poppy and no rose
From me, and certainly no wish to learn about
The way they lived or died. In earth or fire
They are gone. Simply because they were human, I admire.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 15, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBACC DEEDFF GHHGXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 753 |
Words | 144 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
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