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Poem
July 7, 1837
The Charlotte Journal
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Reflective poem on memories of youth's joys and pains—nature scenes, friends, love, and disappointment—evoked at evening, with hope tempering sorrow, and a wish for peaceful death blending memory's light.
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REMEMBRANCES.—BY G. W. GREENE
Of, at the hour when evening throws
Her gathering shade o'er vale and hill,
While half the scene in twilight glows,
And half in sunlight glories still:
The thought of all that we have been,
And hoped and feared on life's long way—
Remembrances of joy and pain,
Come mingling with the close of day.
The distant scene of youth's bright dream,
The smiling green, the rustling tree;
The murmur of the grass-fringed stream,
The bounding of the torrent free
The friend, whose tender voice no more
Shall sweetly thrill the listening ear,
The glow that Love's first vision wore,
And Disappointments' page—are here.
But soft o'er each reviving scene
The chastening hues of Memory spread;
And smiling each dark thought between,
Hope softens every tear we shed.
O thus, when Death's long night comes on,
And its dark shade around me be,
May parting beams from Memory's urn
Blend softly in my evening sky.
Of, at the hour when evening throws
Her gathering shade o'er vale and hill,
While half the scene in twilight glows,
And half in sunlight glories still:
The thought of all that we have been,
And hoped and feared on life's long way—
Remembrances of joy and pain,
Come mingling with the close of day.
The distant scene of youth's bright dream,
The smiling green, the rustling tree;
The murmur of the grass-fringed stream,
The bounding of the torrent free
The friend, whose tender voice no more
Shall sweetly thrill the listening ear,
The glow that Love's first vision wore,
And Disappointments' page—are here.
But soft o'er each reviving scene
The chastening hues of Memory spread;
And smiling each dark thought between,
Hope softens every tear we shed.
O thus, when Death's long night comes on,
And its dark shade around me be,
May parting beams from Memory's urn
Blend softly in my evening sky.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Death Mourning
Friendship
What keywords are associated?
Remembrances
Evening Reflections
Youth Memories
Nature Scenes
Hope And Sorrow
Peaceful Death
What entities or persons were involved?
By G. W. Greene
Poem Details
Title
Remembrances.
Author
By G. W. Greene
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains In Iambic Tetrameter
Key Lines
The Thought Of All That We Have Been,
And Hoped And Feared On Life's Long Way—
Remembrances Of Joy And Pain,
Come Mingling With The Close Of Day.
O Thus, When Death's Long Night Comes On,
May Parting Beams From Memory's Urn
Blend Softly In My Evening Sky.