What means my name to you?

What means my name to you?... 'Twil die<br/> As does the melancholy rumour<br/> Of distant waves, or, of a summer,<br/> The forest's hushed nocturnal sigh.<br/> <br/> Found on a fading album page,<br/> Dim will it seem and enigmatic,<br/> Like words traced on a tomb, a relic<br/> Of some long dead and vanished age.<br/> <br/> What's in my name?... Long since forgot,<br/> Erased by new, tempestuous passion,<br/> Of tenderness 'twill leave you not<br/> The lingering and sweet impression.<br/> <br/> But in an hour of agony,<br/> Pray, speak it, and recall my image,<br/> And say, «He still remembers me,<br/> His heart alone still pays me homage.»

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026