If the memory I have of you <br />Were small enough to fill a thimble <br />I would fill a thimble, <br />And keep it in my sight. <br /> <br />But, since the memory I have of you <br />Is battle-size, I will fill a field <br />Big enough for armies, and <br />Listen to their noise. <br /> <br />Should the memory I have of you <br />Diminish, then, through all my years, <br />I will find, again, the thimble, <br />And keep it filled within my sight.<br /><br />Robert Wylie<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-the-memory/
