To Jennie
To Jennie - meaning Summary
Farewell and Lasting Memory
The speaker offers a gentle farewell to Jennie, admitting sadness but accepting separation as destiny. Though they may never meet again, the poem emphasizes that Jennie’s image and the friendship’s memories are engraved on the speaker’s heart and will not be erased by time. The tone combines resignation with enduring affection, presenting parting as inevitable yet powerless to destroy emotional bonds and remembrance.
Read Complete AnalysesGood-bye! a kind good-bye, I bid you now, my friend, And though 'tis sad to speak the word, To destiny I bend And though it be decreed by Fate That we ne'er meet again, Your image, graven on my heart, Forever shall remain. Aye, in my heart thoult have a place, Among the friends held dear,- Nor shall the hand of Time efface The memories written there. Goodbye, S.L.C.
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