Ann Plato Natalie Pfenninger

Background Information August 11, 1820 Abolitionist Author of Prose and Poetry School Teacher She was one of the first black women to publish a book in America. Plato was thought to have a Native American father.

Background Information Date of death unknown She came from a Puritan background. She wrote about the importance of education, humility and hard work.

When in the morning's misty hour, When the sun beems gently o'er each flower; When thou dost cease to smile benign, And think each heart responds with thine, When seeking rest among divine, Forget me not. When the last rays of twilight fall, And thou art pacing yonder hall; When mists are gathering on the hill, Nor sound is heard save mountain rill, When all around bids peace the still, Forget me not. When the first star with brilliance bright, Gleams lonely o'er the arch of night; When the bright moon dispels the gloom, And various are the stars that bloom, And brighten as the sun at noon, Forget me not. When solemn sighs the hollow wind, And deepen'd thought enraps the mind; If e'er thou doest in mournful tone, E'er sigh because thou feel alone, Or wrapt in melancholy prone, Forget me not. When bird does wait thy absence long, Nor tend unto its morning song; While thou art searching stoic page, Or listening to an ancient sage, Whose spirit curbs a mournful rage, Forget me not. Then when in silence thou doest walk, Nor being round with whom to talk; When thou art on the mighty deep, And do in quiet action sleep; If we no more on earth do meet, Forget me not. When brightness round thee long shall bloom, And knelt remembering those in gloom; And when in deep oblivion's shade, This breathless, mouldering form is laid, And thy terrestrial body staid, Forget me not Forget Me Not

Reflection I think the poem means remember me when you are happy, sad, or angry. It means remember me in the morning, and in the evening no matter where you go or what you do.