The First Day

by Christina Rossetti (1881) — a poem card from Justes Mots

The ache of not having known that an ordinary day was, in fact, the first day of everything.

I wish I could remember that first day,

First hour, first moment of your meeting me,

If bright or dim the season, it might be

Summer or Winter for aught I can say;
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Themes: love · anniversary