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Poem
May 6, 1870
Oxford Democrat
Paris, South Paris, Oxford County, Maine
What is this article about?
A poem reminiscing about a joyful sleigh ride with a young northern man with blue eyes, who later went to war and never returned, leaving his mother waiting in vain. The speaker dreams of his smiling eyes.
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For the Oxford Democrat,
I REMEMBER.
I remember a pair of eyes
Blue, and smiling, and full of mirth,
That looked into mine as we rode along
Over the shining, snow-clad earth!
'Twas a sunny day in early spring,—
Our merry hearts beat only alloy:
And how the echoing woods did ring
To the thrilling music of mirth and joy
As we rode away,
In our beautiful sleigh,
South thro' the blue, blue sky of an April day!
He was a child of the chilly north,
With the azure laughing eyes;
But early the earnest youth went forth,
To follow the warrior's glorious wise,
Sow his young mother waits in vain,
With prayers her beautiful boy's return;—
The stranger will be never come again—
Never again to love and home?
Still ever I dream
Of eyes that gleam
To smile in joy like a mountain stream!
M. A. T.
Washington, D. C., April, 1870.
For the Oxford Democrat,
I REMEMBER.
I remember a pair of eyes
Blue, and smiling, and full of mirth,
That looked into mine as we rode along
Over the shining, snow-clad earth!
'Twas a sunny day in early spring,—
Our merry hearts beat only alloy:
And how the echoing woods did ring
To the thrilling music of mirth and joy
As we rode away,
In our beautiful sleigh,
South thro' the blue, blue sky of an April day!
He was a child of the chilly north,
With the azure laughing eyes;
But early the earnest youth went forth,
To follow the warrior's glorious wise,
Sow his young mother waits in vain,
With prayers her beautiful boy's return;—
The stranger will be never come again—
Never again to love and home?
Still ever I dream
Of eyes that gleam
To smile in joy like a mountain stream!
M. A. T.
Washington, D. C., April, 1870.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
War Military
What keywords are associated?
Remember Eyes
Sleigh Ride
Northern Youth
Warrior Ways
Mother Waits
Lost Soldier
Dream Gleam
What entities or persons were involved?
M. A. T.
Poem Details
Title
I Remember.
Author
M. A. T.
Subject
Memory Of A Lost Soldier
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas
Key Lines
I Remember A Pair Of Eyes
Blue, And Smiling, And Full Of Mirth,
Sow His Young Mother Waits In Vain,
With Prayers Her Beautiful Boy's Return;
Still Ever I Dream
Of Eyes That Gleam
To Smile In Joy Like A Mountain Stream!