Come, memory, let us seek them there in the shadows.

Come, memory, let us seek them there in the shadows.

Donald Justice

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What turned up: On the Death of Friends in Childhood; Collected Poems (2004); Full six-line authorized poem read via indexed Poetry Foundation, credited to Knopf. Complete closing sentence invokes the memory of friends who died in childhood; retain the work title to clarify the reference. No claim of original publi
Work: On the Death of Friends in Childhood; Collected Poems (2004)
Sources checked: poetryfoundation.orgChecked using manual, 20 October 2026On the Death of Friends in Childhood; Collected Poems (2004); Full six-line authorized poem read via indexed Poetry Foundation, credited to Knopf. Complete closing sentence invokes the memory of friends who died in childhood; retain the work title to clarify the reference. No claim of original publi

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