TO A LOST ONE

I shall haunt you, O my lost one, as

the twilight
Haunts a reed- entangled trail
And your dreams will linger strangely
with
the music
Of a phantom lover's tale.
You shall not forget for I am past forgetting.
I shall come to you again
With the starlight, and the scent of will
champacas,
And the melody of rain.
You shall not forget, dusk will peer into your
Window, tragic eyed and still,
And unbidden, startle you into remembrance
With its hand upon the sill.
Vocabulary
Champacas
Haunt- to visit or inhabit a ghost
Reed- tall grasses with slender with more
prominently joined stems that grow especially in
wet areas
Starlight- light given by the stars
Linger- to be slow in parting or in quitting
something
Peer- to look narrowly or curiously; to look
seriously at something difficult to discern
Startle- to frighten or surprise suddenly
Unbidden- unasked; uninvited
Test of Vocabulary
To visit habitually -
To remain -
An apparition -
A period of partial darkness -
To surprise-
Questions to aid understanding:
What is the most outstanding quality of this poem? Is
it melody or subject matter?
What is the poetry trying to tell in the following lines:
- as twilight haunts a reed-entangled trail
- music of phantom's lover's tale
- the melody of rain
Why is dusk referred to as "tragic-eyed and
still"?
In what mood is the poem written?