I Remember I Remember (Thomas Hood)

I remember, I remember
The house where I was born, 
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn ; 
He never came a wink too soon
Nor brought tuo long a day ; 
But now, I often wish the night
Had borne my breath away. 


I remember, 1 remember
The roses, red and white, 
The violets, and the lily-cups-
Those flowers made of light
The lilacs where the robin built, 
And where my brother set
The laburnum on his birthday
The tree is living yet! 


I remember, I remember
Where I was used to swing, 
And thought the air must rush as fresh
To swallows on the wing ; 
My spirit flew in feathers then 


That is so heavy now, 
And summer pools could hardly cool
The fever on my brow. 


I remember, I remember
The fir trees dark and high ; 
I used to think their slender tops
Were close against the sky : 
It. was a childish ignorance
But now it is little joy
To know I’m farther off from Heaven
Than when I was a boy.