Ruth Jewell's "Remember" is a list of small, vivid memories that seem to come from life on a farm. The speaker recalls cold dawn light, calves calling, white foals, buckets of well water and eggs still warm from the nest. A big breakfast "kept me going 'till lunch," and bath night means hot metal tubs, with the babies first and "poor dad" last. The poem suggests a childhood of hard work, but the details are told with affection rather than complaint.
The speaker feels nostalgic and tender. The repeated command "Remember" sounds like someone talking to themselves, or perhaps to family, wanting to keep these moments from slipping away. The mood is warm and sensory, built from cold, heat, touch and taste. Near the end, the lines about beginnings and endings widen the focus: life moves in cycles. The final three "Remember"s stand alone, fading out like a quiet, almost urgent plea.