Poems (Kennedy)/Canst Thou Forget

by Sara Beaumont Kennedy

CANST THOU FORGET!

(SONG)

AMID the crowd we met today,
 We passed and spake no word,
But like a light within my heart
 A hidden memory stirred—
   Thoughts of a day
   Now far away;
 O Love, hast thou forgot,
           Forgot?
 O Love, hast thou forgot?

The primrose path sloped to the rocks,
 Beyond were beach and sea;
Ye drifting tides, ye could not snatch
 My dream of joy from me.
   Our words were soft,
   Our lips met oft;
 O Love, canst thou forget,
           Forget—
 O Love, canst thou forget?