Lament
Edna St. Vincent Millay
1892 to 1950
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Listen, children:
Your father is dead.
From his old
I’ll make you little jackets;
I’ll make you little
From his old pants.
There’ll be in his pockets
he used to put there,
Keys and pennies
Covered tobacco;
Dan shall have the pennies
To save in bank;
Anne shall have the keys
To make a noise with.
Life must go on,
And the dead forgotten;
Life must go on,
Though good men die;
Anne, eat your breakfast;
Dan, take your medicine;
Life must on;
I forget just why.
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