Let It Be Forgotten
Sara Teasdale
Who is Sara Teasdale?
Sara Teasdale is a critically acclaimed poet. She has many published volumes of her work and has had her poems produced into songs. According to her mother, Sara's first word was "pretty", Sara always loved pretty things which inspired her poetry. She was the youngest of 3 children and got treated like a princess. She got the idea from her poem when she took the dreams that gathered in a young girls mind onto paper.
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Let It Be Forgotten
Let it be forgotten, as a flower is forgotten,
Forgotten as a fire that once was singing gold,
Let it be forgotten for ever and ever,
Time is a kind friend, he will make us old.
If anyone asks, say it was forgotten
Long and long ago,
As a flower, as a fire, as a hushed footfall
In a long forgotten snow.
What is this poem about?
This poem is about letting things go and remembering that everything will be forgotten one day. The author also uses strong metaphors to paint a great image to the reader.
Theme
There is a sense of advice from the poem. The author is letting the reader know that eventally everything will be forgotten.
Video of the poem Let It Be Forgotten, being sung.