The Face I Carry with Me Last
poem 336
The Face I Carry with Me Last - meaning Summary
Last Face as Testament
A speaker imagines the final face she carries into eternity as that of a beloved, offering it to an angel as her credential. The angel evaluates it, crowns her with honor beyond expectation, and presents her to the heavens. The poem frames personal identity and devotion as the proof of worth in the afterlife, suggesting that bearing another’s name confers legitimate dignity and royal recognition.
Read Complete AnalysesThe face I carry with me last When I go out of Time To take my Rank by in the West That face will just be thine I’ll hand it to the Angel That Sir was my Degree In Kingdoms you have heard the Raised Refer to possibly. He’ll take it scan it step aside Return with such a crown As Gabriel never capered at And beg me put it on And then he’ll turn me round and round To an admiring sky As one that bore her Master’s name Sufficient Royalty!
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