Kin to Sorrow

Edna St. Vincent Millay

1892 to 1950

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And rosemary stand,
Under Sorrow's hand?
Marigolds around the step
For the rosemary
And then comes Sorrow—
Am I kin to Sorrow,
Are we kin?
That so oft upon my door—
That so oft
And what does Sorrow care
Oh, come in!
Or the marigolds there?
Falls the knocker of my door—
But as long accustomed,
Am I kin to Sorrow?
Neither loud nor soft,