Edna St. Vincent Millay - A few figs from thistles (1920)

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My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But, ah, my foes, and, oh, my friends —
It gives a lovely light.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

With him for a sire and her for a dam,
What should I be but just what I am?

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We were very tired, we were very merry—
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Whether or not we find what we are seeking
Is idle, biologically speaking.

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"One thing there's no getting by—
I've been a wicked girl." said I;
"But if I can't be sorry, why,
I might as well be glad!"

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand;
Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand!

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The fabric of my faithful love
No power shall dim or ravel
Whilst I stay here, — but oh, my dear,
If I should ever travel!

Edna St. Vincent Millay

But you are mobile as the veering air,
And all your charms more changeful than the tide,
Wherefore to be inconstant is no care:
I have but to continue at your side.
So wanton, light and false, my love, are you,
I am most faithless when I most am true.

Edna St. Vincent Millay