Precious to Me She Still Shall Be
poem 727
Precious to Me She Still Shall Be - meaning Summary
Attachment Beyond Recognition
The speaker insists her beloved remains precious even if that person forgets intimate details like name, dress, or hair. Small gestures—a hair shown, a buttercup offered—stand for sustained devotion when memory falters. The poem contrasts individual fragments of affection with a larger, encompassing summer image, suggesting love persists beyond precise recollection and survives the shift from private particulars to a more general, luminous feeling.
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