In the lives of most people on the planet, there comes a time when there may be a loss of love, hope, or memory in our lives. These The difficult times in our lives can be the hardest things we go through. Without love or hope, what is there to live for? Some see that the loss of hope and love means the end, these people are pessimistic, while others they can see it even though they feel lost in love and hope that one day they will feel love again and have that sense of hope, these people are optimistic. These feelings that we have all had, have existed since the dawn of many over the centuries, the expression of. These feelings have found their way into literature, novels, plays, poems and recently films. The qualities of love, hope and remembrance can be seen in Emily Bronte and Thomas Hardy's poems "Remembrance." Darkling Thrush". and “Ah, are you digging up my grave?”. The first text entitled "Remembrance" by Emily Bronte is mainly about the loss of love. While reading the poem she states that it has been a "wild fifteen Decembers" since her lover died. (Bronte, Memories, page 1075, line 9) Even though it has practically been fifteen years since her lover's death, she is just beginning to feel her love for him slipping away. It is surprising that for these fifteen years she remained in love with a dead man. However he states: "Sweet love of youth, forgive me if I forget you" (Bronte, Ricordi, page 1075, line 13). When this verse is stated it can be said that her love for her lover began at a young age, however after fifteen years of his death, her memories of him, her love for him, have faded or are beginning to do so. This poem could also deal with remembrance, as those fifty...... middle of paper ......r the new century to come. As it turns out, he was mostly right when, just fourteen years later, the Great War breaks out in Europe as Austria declares war on Serbia, Russia declares war on Austria, Germany declares war on Russia, then tries to invade France through Belgium, which is allied with England, all in all the great chaos of the Great War proves that Hardy's loss of hope was right. The final lyrics of "Ah are you digging in my grave?" focuses mainly on the loss of a loved one, which no one remembers. This is the poem I can connect with the most, because I know that one day I will die, hopefully not soon, but several decades after I die, people will most likely forget about me and who I was. This is a scary thought. Works Cited (Bronte, Remembrance, page 1075, line 9) (Hardy, Darkling Thrush, page 1080, line 31) (Hardy, Ah, you're digging in my grave?)