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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET: 11, by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I shall forget you presently, my dear Last Line: Is idle, biologically speaking. Alternate Author Name(s): Boyd, Nancy; Boissevain, Eugen, Mrs. | |||
I shall forget you presently, my dear, So make the most of this, your little day, Your little month, your little half a year, Ere I forget, or die, or move away, And we are done forever; by and by I shall forget you, as I said, but now, If you entreat me with my favorite vow. I would indeed that love were longer-lived, And oaths were not so brittle as they are, But so it is, and nature has contrived To struggle on without a break thus far, -- Whether or not we find what we are seeking Is idle, biologically speaking. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALMS by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY ASSAULT by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY BURIAL by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY CITY TREES by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY EBB by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY ELAINE by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY ELEGY BEFORE DEATH by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY EXILED by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY FIRST FIG by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY GOD'S WORLD by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY |
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