I Remember, I Remember
Thomas Hood
1799 to 1845
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I remember, I remember,
The house where I was born,
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in morn;
He never came a wink too soon,
Nor too long a day,
But now, I often wish night
Had borne my breath away!
I remember, I remember,
The roses, red and white,
The vi'lets, and the lily-cups,
Those flowers made of light!
The lilacs where the built,
And where my brother set
The laburnum on birthday,—
The tree is living yet!
I remember, remember,
Where I was used to swing,
And thought air must rush as fresh
To swallows on the wing;
My spirit flew in feathers then,
That is so now,
And summer pools could hardly cool
The fever my brow!
I remember, I remember,
The fir trees and high;
I used to think their slender tops
close against the sky:
It was a childish ignorance,
now 'tis little joy
To know I'm farther off heav'n
Than when I was a boy.