That word

Always reminds me of one of my favourite poems:

To the Same (for Damien)

‘My favourite poem in this anthology
Is William Cowper’s To the Same.’ I wrote
At school. The English mistress pointed out
That this was no true title, but to me
Even after half a century
It shines out with the steadfastness of gold
From a dark bookcase. It is a title held
By all achievers in fidelity.

I do not write love poems, but if I did
I too would praise the continuity
Of love and not the onset. So a name
Would not be necessary, for I should
Of course mean you, who have survived with me,
And address all my sonnets to the same.

— Patricia Beer