CXII: Remembering is quite a holy thing
Divine are many faculties of man.
How godly is our mind, in many ways.
Our Delphic seer-like memories can scan
the glories of our gone and bygone days.
Say something sweet, and sweet dreams do return.
Say something sour, and sourly will you sleep.
Say truth, and truth will fire the thoughts you burn.
Say lies, and lies from ev’ry thought will seep.
For all that we forget, how neat we are
to be what pasts we dwell on in our head.
What do you think of when you see a star?
What songs will play for you when you are dead?
Remembering, your future days will bring.
Remembering is quite a holy thing.