Read history: so learn your place in Time
Edna St. Vincent Millay
1892 to 1950
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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Was scuffed, was scraped by mouths that bubbled mud;
And root, and there uproot it: until then,
Above our atmosphere: we grow not more
We disinfect, we do not probe, the crime.
Yet long ago this Earth by struggling men
And go to sleep: all this was done before;
Earth will be warmed each winter by man's blood.
Until we trace our poison to its bud
We do it better, fouling every shore;
And will be so again, and yet again;
Profound as we approach the ocean's floor;
Our engines plunge into the seas, they climb
Read history: so learn your place in Time;
Our flight is lofty, it is not sublime.