Garland for Queens, May Be

Garland for Queens, May Be - meaning Summary

Remembering as Noble Ornament

The poem contrasts public honors — garlands and laurels for queens and heroes — with the deeper moral honor of mutual remembrance. Instead of crowns, the speaker elevates the act of "remembering me" and "remembering thee" as the true seal of virtue. Nature itself, through chivalry, charity, and equity, ratifies this interpersonal loyalty, symbolized by a rose ordained as an emblem of genuine worth.