I Haven't Forgotten You
I Haven't Forgotten You - meaning Summary
Memory Tinged with Regret
This poem revisits a past love that still haunts the speaker. He insists he hasn’t forgotten her or the sensory world of their autumn—birches, long moonlight—yet acknowledges he left and now loves another. Her earlier warning that time and dreams would pass proves true, but the sight of a blooming lime tree revives tender feelings and guilt. The speaker holds a warm, sorrowful memory, treating the affair as a wistful tale within his current life. It’s about lingering attachment, the ache of moving on, and how places keep love alive.
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