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Anniversary poems reflect on the passage of time and the endurance of love or significant events. They often celebrate milestones in relationships, blending emotions of gratitude, nostalgia, and hope for the future. These poems capture the essence of lasting bonds, whether in love, friendship, or life achievements, honoring shared memories.
Ted Hughes’ ‘Anniversary’ commemorates his mother’s death, exploring memory, loss, and the lasting impact of familial bonds.
My mother in her feathers of flame
Grows taller. Every May Thirteenth
I see her with her sister Miriam. I lift
The torn-off diary page where my brother jotted
‘Anniversary’ by Louise Glück contains the words of a cold male speaker to his female partner. These lines, taking place on their anniversary, convey a troubling relationship dynamic.
Someone should teach you how to act in bed.
What I think is you should
keep your extremities to yourself.
In ‘For the Anniversary of My Death,’ Merwin talks about his impending death. Interestingly, he observes a day each year as his probable death anniversary.
Every year without knowing it I have passed the day
When the last fires will wave to me
And the silence will set out
‘The Anniversary’ celebrates love’s immortality, transcending time and death, marking a defiant stand against life’s ephemeral nature.
All Kings, and all their favourites,
All glory of honours, beauties, wits,
The sun itself, which makes times, as they pass,
Is elder by a year now than it was
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