I Have A Rendezvous With Death
I have a rendezvous with Death
At some disputed barricade,
When Spring comes back with rustling shade
And apple-blossoms fill the air—
I have a rendezvous with Death
When Spring brings back blue days and fair.
It may be he shall take my hand
And lead me into his dark land
And close my eyes and quench my breath—
It may be I shall pass him still.
I have a rendezvous with Death
On some scarred slope of battered hill
When Spring comes round again this year
And the first meadow-flowers appear.
God knows 'twere better to be deep
Pillowed in silk and scented down,
Where Love throbs out in blissful sleep,
Pulse nigh to pulse, and breath to breath,
Where hushed awakenings are dear...
But I've a rendezvous with Death
At midnight in some flaming town,
When Spring trips north again this year,
And I to my pledged word am true,
I shall not fail that rendezvous.
Quick facts about “I Have A Rendezvous With Death”
- Author
- Alan Seeger
- First line
- I have a rendezvous with Death
- Length
- 24 lines in 3 stanzas
- Time to learn
- about 12 minutes
Questions about “I Have A Rendezvous With Death”
Who wrote “I Have A Rendezvous With Death”?
“I Have A Rendezvous With Death” was written by Alan Seeger.
What is the first line of “I Have A Rendezvous With Death”?
The first line of “I Have A Rendezvous With Death” is: “I have a rendezvous with Death”
How long is “I Have A Rendezvous With Death”?
“I Have A Rendezvous With Death” is 24 lines long, in 3 stanzas.
How long does it take to memorize “I Have A Rendezvous With Death”?
Plan on about 12 minutes in the Memorizun trainer, which hides words and letters step by step so you recall the text instead of rereading it. A few short sessions on separate days help it stick.
What is the best way to memorize “I Have A Rendezvous With Death”?
Read it aloud once or twice, then use the trainer to hide more of the text each round until you can say it without looking. Learn it stanza by stanza, then join the stanzas together. Review it again the next day.
