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You cannot make Remembrance grow
When it has lost its Root—
The tightening the Soil around
And setting it upright
Deceives perhaps the Universe
But not retrieves the Plant—
Real Memory, like Cedar Feet
Is shod with Adamant—
Nor can you cut Remembrance down
When it shall once have grown—
Its Iron Buds will sprout anew
However overthrown—

Edited by Peter Carter

Added: 2 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 7 Jun 2025 5:44 PM | Viewed: 9972 times

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