The Little Ghost
Edna St. Vincent Millay
1892 to 1950
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Till after she was gone—
I watched to see if she would stay,
Of sadness in her face.
And is of ivy bare
The way great ladies go.
Her gown’s white folds among.
In their lace mitts, austere and sweet,
She held her gown on either side
She looked as if she liked the way
All ruffled, she had on.
And the green gate was locked.
She paused—then opened and passed through
That in my garden walked;
And where the wall is built in new
I knew her for a little ghost
She smiled and smiled—there was no hint
By her small hands that hung
What she would do—and oh!
A gate that once was there.
To let her slippers show,
The wall is high—higher than most—
And yet I did not think of that
I knew her by the broad white hat,
By the dear ruffles round her feet,
She bent above my favourite mint
And up the walk she went with pride,
I let my garden grow!
With conscious garden grace,
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