Will you remember me <br />After I’m gone? <br /> <br />[[ a s h e s to a s h e s, <br /> d u s t to d u s t ]] <br /> <br />When eternal slumber takes me <br />Under the earth so cold; no, <br />I will dissipate into history <br />Like a hundred other souls <br />In this graveyard, <br />This graveyard of forgotten dreams. <br />Life makes one powerful, yet; <br />Why is it so delicate? <br /> <br />[[ a s h e s to a s h e s, <br /> d u s t to d u s t ]] <br /> <br />As soft and fragile <br />As a young tree’s leaves <br />Easily carried off <br />On the slightest misgiving breeze. <br />When life has left them, <br />Will you remember <br />Your dear departed ones? <br /> <br />[[ a s h e s to a s h e s, <br /> d u s t to d u s t ]] <br /> <br />Oh, the memory may remain <br />But how long will it last? <br />Only as long as reminders stay. <br />Shapeless, immaterial, <br />Precious memories - <br />Sweet as <br />A dropp of honey <br />Bitter as <br />The bite of cold <br />As fleeting as <br />Sparkling dew in the morning sun. <br />So when I rest in peace <br />Under the earth so cold <br />Will you remember me?<br /><br />Leslie Ching<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ashes-to-ashes-11/
