Song. . . Christina Rossetti When I am dead my dearest Sing no sad songs for me Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree. Be the green grass above me With showers and dew drops wet And if thou wilt, remember And if thou wilt, forget. I shall not see the shadows I shall not feel the rain I shall not hear the nightingale Sing on as if in pain And dreaming through the twilight That doth not rise or set Haply I may remember And haply may forget. back