tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post2650573181518404952..comments2024-03-01T00:18:27.643-08:00Comments on THE ALCHEMIST'S KITCHEN: Poem for Friday: Dirge Without Music "I am not resigned"Susan Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883699379179129887noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-91231296640544202362011-01-16T15:02:07.645-08:002011-01-16T15:02:07.645-08:00Thank you, Peter, I didn't remember this one -...Thank you, Peter, I didn't remember this one -- it is excellent -- especially the last line.Susan Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883699379179129887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-76400674054513285282011-01-16T10:09:43.855-08:002011-01-16T10:09:43.855-08:00Here is my favorite Millay (I especially love the ...Here is my favorite Millay (I especially love the last line):<br /><br />SPRING<br /><br />by: Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950)<br /><br />O what purpose, April, do you return again? <br />Beauty is not enough. <br />You can no longer quiet me with the redness <br />Of little leaves opening stickily. <br />I know what I know. <br />The sun is hot on my neck as I observe <br />The spikes of the crocus. <br />The smell of the earth is good. <br />It is apparent that there is no death. <br />But what does that signify? <br />Not only under ground are the brains of men <br />Eaten by maggots. <br />Life in itself <br />Is nothing, <br />An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs. <br />It is not enough that yearly, down this hill, <br />April <br />Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers. <br /><br /><br />*Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435013887780629734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-490693905624942662011-01-14T18:34:10.366-08:002011-01-14T18:34:10.366-08:00Oh, I love her, too! I have her collected poems, ...Oh, I love her, too! I have her collected poems, and numerous individual books, and devoured Savage Beauty, by Nancy Milford, when it came out!!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.com