Christina Rossetti - When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs...

When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me; Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree: Be the green grass above meWith showers and dewdrops wet: And if thou wilt, remember, And if thou wilt, forget.I shall not see the shadows,I shall not feel the rain; I shall not hear the nightingaleSing on as if in pain: And dreaming through the twilightThat doth not rise nor set, Haply I may remember, And haply I may forget.

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When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me; Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree: Be the green grass above meWith showers and dewdrops wet: And if thou wilt, remember, And if thou wilt, forget.I shall not see the shadows,I shall not feel the rain; I shall not hear the nightingaleSing on as if in pain: And dreaming through the twilightThat doth not rise nor set, Haply I may remember, And haply I may forget. Christina Rossetti

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