Philosophical Nature Meditations

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When we that wore the myrtle wear the dust

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Now by the path I climbed, I journey back

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Time does not bring relief; you all have lied…

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Since of no creature living the last breath

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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You say: “Since life is cruel enough at best,”

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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What lips my lips have kissed

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Ashes of Life

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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There is a well into whose bottomless eye

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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When we are old and these rejoicing veins

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Hearing your words

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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And if I die

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Summer, be seen no more within this wood

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Clearly my ruined garden as it stood

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Sorrow

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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The Death of Autumn

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Ebb

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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When you are dead

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Elegy before Death

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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For warmth alone, for shelter only

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Sweet love, sweet thorn

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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O Ailing Love

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Small hands, relinquish all

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Alms

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Heart, have no pity on this house of bone

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Spring

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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To a Poet that Died Young

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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This beast that rends me

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Wild-cat, gnat and I

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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My words that once were virtuous

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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The Philosopher

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Read history

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Here in a rocky cup

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Doubt no more that Oberon

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Sorrowful dreams remembered after waking

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Not, to me, less lavish

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Not in a silver casket cool with pearls

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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If I die solvent

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Thursday

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Wild Swans

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Humoresque

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Afternoon on a Hill

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Kin to Sorrow

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Pastoral

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Ragged Island

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Oh, sleep forever in the Latmian cave

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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The Parsi Woman

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Nay, learned doctor

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Some things are dark

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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The Gardener in Haying-Time

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Low-Tide

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Recuerdo

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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The Lesson of the Water Mill

Sarah Doudney

15 January 1841 - 8 December 1926 (~85)

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Wraith

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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If it should rain

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Tavern

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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The courage that my mother had

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Song of a Second April

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Burial

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Read history: so learn your place in Time

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Once upon a time I sat

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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And must I then, indeed, Pain, live with you

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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The Unexplorer

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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The heart once broken is a heart no more

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Travel

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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The Fawn

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Weeds

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Millicent Passes

Cale Young Rice

7 December 1872 - 24 January 1943 (~71)

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The Little Ghost

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Vanity of Vanities

Helen Hunt Jackson

15 October 1830 - 12 August 1885 (~55)

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An Ancient Gesture

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Jesus to His Deciples

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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When it is over

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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City Trees

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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Dust if You Must

Rose Milligan

1938 - 2024 (~86)

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Blight

Edna St. Vincent Millay

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

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When we that wore the myrtle wear the dust

Now by the path I climbed, I journey back

Time does not bring relief; you all have lied…

Since of no creature living the last breath

You say: “Since life is cruel enough at best,”

What lips my lips have kissed

Ashes of Life

There is a well into whose bottomless eye

When we are old and these rejoicing veins

Hearing your words

And if I die

Summer, be seen no more within this wood

Clearly my ruined garden as it stood

Sorrow

The Death of Autumn

Ebb

When you are dead

Elegy before Death

For warmth alone, for shelter only

Sweet love, sweet thorn

O Ailing Love

Small hands, relinquish all

Alms

Heart, have no pity on this house of bone

Spring

To a Poet that Died Young

This beast that rends me

Wild-cat, gnat and I

My words that once were virtuous

The Philosopher

Read history

Here in a rocky cup

Doubt no more that Oberon

Sorrowful dreams remembered after waking

Not, to me, less lavish

Not in a silver casket cool with pearls

If I die solvent

Thursday

Wild Swans

Humoresque

Afternoon on a Hill

Kin to Sorrow

Pastoral

Ragged Island

Oh, sleep forever in the Latmian cave

The Parsi Woman

Nay, learned doctor

Some things are dark

The Gardener in Haying-Time

Low-Tide

Recuerdo

The Lesson of the Water Mill

Wraith

If it should rain

Tavern

The courage that my mother had

Song of a Second April

Burial

Read history: so learn your place in Time

Once upon a time I sat

And must I then, indeed, Pain, live with you

The Unexplorer

The heart once broken is a heart no more

Travel

The Fawn

Weeds

Millicent Passes

The Little Ghost

Vanity of Vanities

An Ancient Gesture

Jesus to His Deciples

When it is over