Memory
It's not just about forgetting your keys. Memory—in this poem at least—can be a really painful and dangerous thing, especially for the speaker who wishes to "hasten down to that tomb" with her...
Cold
We hear the "cold in the earth" refrain twice in the poem, so we know for sure that the speaker's lover is definitely "cold in the earth"—as in, dead as a doornail. We see it in the first three s...
The Elements
Earth, wind, water, and fire. They make up virtually all parts of our living existence (well, maybe we should add plastic to that list) so it makes sense that the speaker would also use them to hel...
Time
Time and memory are connected at the hip in "Remembrance." We really can't have one without the other, especially when dealing with loss and the grieving-turned-healing process. After all, it's not...