Poems About Edna St Vincent Millay by Top Critiquers

( after Edna St Vincent Millay )

 
First Seedling    
 
Love is to the Spirit  
  as a seedling to earth—  
both take root and flourish;    
  or, wither on rocky soil  
 
 
Second Seedling  
 
You can hide your candle under a bushel;  
  but, risk burning your entire abode. . .  
 
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In old photographs I remember pain,
Of love and lust lost through those early years,
And though the wounds have healed cruel scars remain,
Like mementos of harsh and acid tears.
Now in silence I weep for that young man,
Reading the coded verses from his past,
With each rhyme I become more of a fan,
When he swore his emotions were so vast.
But looking back now I feel like a fool,
For having such an imagination,
At least I hurt softly and played it cool,
Thinking it was more of a fixation.
I still have memories to burn and singe, ...