What does this poem mean? please help?

in time of daffodils(who know

the goal of living is to grow)

forgetting why,remember how



in time of lilacs who proclaim

the aim of waking is to dream,

remember so(forgetting seem)



in time of roses(who amaze

our now and here with paradise)

forgetting if,remember yes



in time of all sweet things beyond

whatever mind may comprehend,

remember seek(forgetting find)



and in a mystery to be

(when time from time shall set us free)

forgetting me,remember me

What does this poem mean? please help?
OK, the first thing to get about this poem is that the last line of each stanza is telling you (the reader) what to do.



It's kind of confusing because it would be easier to get if the poet had used punctuation like: forgetting "why," remember "how." But he or she doesn't because it's a poem.



So, it's a poem about the meaning of life in relation to the fact that we all die. The imagery is about different flowers, maybe even flowers at a cemetery or a funeral, but not necessarily.



In the first stanza, it's saying, "forget about asking 'why am I alive' (which is a sort of question that really can't be answered) and focus on the question, 'how will I live? what kind of life will I live?'" That's what is meant by saying "forgetting why, remember how."



Starting with the last line of each stanza, you can see how each stanza makes sense. Like in the first stanza, which ends "forgetting why, remember how," it's talking about how daffodils "know the goal of living is to grow." It fits in with the "ask 'how' instead of 'why'" theme.



The second stanza tells the reader, "remember so, forgetting seem." It means, remember the true reality behind appearances. It may appear that each of us is an individual and only accomplishing what we are here for when we are active and busy. But the true reality is that we are all connected and we're closest to the truth when we're dreaming. That's why it says "the aim of waking is to dream." It also fits in with the dying theme because "waking" could refer to being alive and "dream" could refer to an afterlife.



And so on, by stanza.



"Forgetting if, remember yes": means, stop worrying about whether you are going to get this or that thing that you want, and embrace life, like roses that are amazing in the here and now.



"Remember seek, forgetting find" -- I think you can work this one out for yourself. Sometimes the journey is more important than getting there.



"Forgetting me, remember me" -- this one is tricky because it uses the same word to mean two different things. It would be less tricky with punctuation like: "forgetting 'me,' remember me." It means, forgetting about yourself (numero uno), remember the person writing the poem. It's about dying. When you die (which is the "mystery to be" when we are set free from time, because in eternity time is a pointless concept), you no longer have an individual self (therefore "forgetting me"), and you are united with everyone who has ever lived or died.



I think this is a really cool poem! Thanks for bringing it to me.