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“To the Forgotten Dead” by Edwin Muir 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (15 May 18873 Jan 1959)
Take the great road Oblivion
That does not cross the fields of fame
And princedoms burning bright in death.
You from time have gone away
For ever, and your eternity
Is too vast for story or name.
Once you stood and did not break
And were forgotten. Do not make
Your silent magnanimity
A mock at fame’s importunate breath.