And When I Am Entombed In My Place

by Ralph Waldo Emerson — a poem card from Justes Mots

The speaker requests remembrance as one who maintained moral independence despite social pressure, celebrates intellectual freedom grounded in incorruptible will, and expresses melancholic awareness that life's vitality fades with time. Emerson weaves integrity, spiritual fellowship, and temporal loss into meditation on legacy. The poem appeals to those valuing principle, authenticity, and philosophical depth.

And when I am entombed in my place,
Be it remembered of a single man,
He never, though he dearly loved his race,
For fear of human eyes swerved from his plan.



Oh what is Heaven but the fellowship…

Themes: sympathy · grief · reflection