The Gardener in Haying-Time

Edna St. Vincent Millay

1892 to 1950

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I had a gardener. I had him until haying-time.
In having-time they set him pitching hay.
I had two gardeners. I had them until haying-time.
In haying-time they set them pitching hay.
I had three gardeners. I had them until haying-time.
—Can life go on this way?