I Shall Forget

Although my life, which thou hast scarred and shaken,

Retains awhile some influence of thee,

As shells, by faithless waves long since forsaken,

Still murmur with the music of the Sea,

I shall forget. Not thine the haunting beauty,

Which, once beheld, for ever holds the heart,

Or, if resigned from stress of Fate or Duty,

Takes part of life away:–the dearer part.

I gave thee love; thou gavest but Desire.

Ah, the delusion of that summer night!

Thy soul vibrated at the rate of Fire;

Mine, with the rhythm of the waves of Light.

It is my love for thee that I regret,

Not thee, thyself, and hence,–I shall forget!

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• A Paralell Between Bowling And Preferment by William Strode by William Strode
• A New Year’s Gift by William Strode by William Strode
• A Necklace by William Strode by William Strode
• A Lover To His Mistress by William Strode by William Strode
• A Girdle by William Strode by William Strode
• Yesterday by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin
• Wish by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin
• Whenever I Go There by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin
• When You Go Away by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin
• Vehicles by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin
• Unknown Bird by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin
• The Speed Of Light by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin
• The Source by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin
• The Ships Are Made Ready In Silence by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin
• The River Of Bees by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin
• The Burnt Child by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin
• Term by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin
• Some Last Questions by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin
• One of the Lives by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin
• On the Subject of Poetry by W. S. Merwin by William Stanley Merwin

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