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Remember

When all of this is lost
And the trees stand naked against the cold grey sky...
Will you remember?

When the last leaf falls
And the north wind howls against the windows of the heart... 
Will you remember?

When my words lay silent and fate calls the harvest
This mortal reaped and soul gathered...
Will you remember?

Remember...
The birds of spring and the teeming green grass of summer
The promise of rebirth in every sunrise 
And the cool shade beneath the willows

Remember...
The love between us and the beauty of untold secrets
Those precious things known without words
Locked in the deep well of the heart

We cannot say when we did not see
Cannot hear when we did not listen
Our ghost alone and haunting along a torn and desperate road...

When all of this is lost
And the heart stands naked before the throne of love...
Will you remember?

Copyright © Roy Wilde | Year Posted 2024

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Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 8/9/2024 11:32:00 AM Hello Roy Wilde, A deep powerful poem i enjoyed to read. enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/ Login to Reply

Yolanda Nicholsen Date: 5/3/2024 6:53:00 PM This is indeed a powerful write many blessings. Login to Reply Roy Wilde Date: 5/12/2024 7:52:00 PM Thank you very much Yolanda, blessings to you as well.

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 5/2/2024 4:07:00 PM Hello Roy Wlde, i kept coming back to Will you remember. Enjoyb your evening my friend. /Darlene/ Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 5/13/2024 11:35:00 AM Hello Roy Wide, You are welcome. Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/ Roy Wilde Date: 5/12/2024 7:49:00 PM Thank you Darlene!

Sarah Ann Jullion Date: 4/17/2024 5:30:00 PM Super poem! I kept returning to the stanza starting, "We cannot say when..." Thank you for posting! Login to Reply Roy Wilde Date: 4/18/2024 8:58:00 AM Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words. The stanza you speak of is especially meaningful to me as well as heartbreaking.

Yolanda Nicholsen Date: 2/22/2024 11:51:00 AM Wow This is an awesome write many blessings. Login to Reply Roy Wilde Date: 4/18/2024 8:59:00 AM I deeply appreciate your encouragement. Blessings to you as well.

Silent One Date: 1/23/2024 9:38:00 AM You poem beautifully explores themes of memory, loss, and the enduring power of remembrance. The repeated refrain, "Will you remember?" adds a haunting and contemplative tone, inviting readers to reflect on the significance of memory in the face of inevitable loss. The imagery of trees standing naked against a cold grey sky and the last leaf falling under the north wind creates a stark and evocative scene, symbolizing the bare vulnerability of life and the passage of time Login to Reply Roy Wilde Date: 1/24/2024 8:43:00 AM The older I get the more important it is for me to remember, and to be remembered when my time comes. This poem was written a few months following the death of my oldest brother 11 years ago. Thank you again for your comments they are much appreciated.